Bottle Gourd

Capnoides

About Bottle Gourd and Capnoides

Bottle Gourd

Capnoides

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Annual or Biennial

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada

Types

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-72-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

7 - 1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Yellow, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium

fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring

Pests and Diseases

Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles

Insects

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Corydalis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss

Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

CORYDALIS sempervirens

Common Name

calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash

Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis

In Hindi

लौकी

Capnoides

In German

Flaschenkürbis

Capnoides

In French

Lagenaria siceraria

capnoides

In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

Capnoides

In Greek

Τσότρα

Capnoides

In Portuguese

Cabaça

Capnoides

In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Capnoides

In Latin

utrem cucurbita

capnoides

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Basidiomycota

Class

Magnoliopsida

Agaricomycetes

Order

Cucurbitales

Agaricales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Fumariaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Hypholoma

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Fumarieae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Fumarioideae

Number of Species

271

1 27800

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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Capnoides

Wondering what are the properties of Bottle Gourd and Capnoides? We provide you with everything About Bottle Gourd and Capnoides. Bottle Gourd doesn't have thorns and Capnoides doesn't have thorns. Also Bottle Gourd does not have fragrant flowers. Bottle Gourd has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma and Irregular Heart Rhythm and Capnoides has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma and Irregular Heart Rhythm. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bottle Gourd and Capnoides and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Capnoides

Season and care of Bottle Gourd and Capnoides is important to know. While considering everything about Bottle Gourd and Capnoides Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bottle Gourd season is Summer and Fall and Capnoides season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Bottle Gourd is Loam, Sand and for Capnoides is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bottle Gourd is Neutral and for Capnoides is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bottle Gourd and Capnoides Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Capnoides physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Capnoides height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Capnoides are as follows:

Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Capnoides flower color: Yellow and Pink
Capnoides leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Bottle Gourd and Capnoides

Care of Bottle Gourd and Capnoides include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bottle Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Capnoides pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Capnoides needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.