Bottle Gourd

Crookneck Squash

About Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash

Bottle Gourd

Crookneck Squash

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

North America, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

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120.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Yellow, Green, Orange, Gold, Salmon, Gray Green, Dark Green, Orange Red, Tan, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Do not water frequently

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 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

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

CUCURBITA moschata

7.2 Common Name

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

Butternut Squash, Cheese Pumpkin, Golden Cushaw Squash, Gourd, Pumpkin, Squash, Winter Crookneck Squash, Winter Squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

लौकी

Crooknech squash

7.2.2 In German

Flaschenkürbis

Crooknech squash

7.2.3 In French

Lagenaria siceraria

Crooknech squash

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

Crooknech squash

7.2.5 In Greek

Τσότρα

Crooknech squash

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cabaça

Crooknech squash

7.2.7 In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Crooknech squash

7.2.8 In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Crooknech squash

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Violales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Coccinia

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cucurbiteae

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash

Wondering what are the properties of Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash? We provide you with everything About Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash. Bottle Gourd doesn't have thorns and Crookneck Squash 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 Crookneck Squash 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 Crookneck Squash and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash

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

Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Crookneck Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash are as follows:

Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Crookneck Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Crookneck Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash

Care of Bottle Gourd and Crookneck Squash 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 Crookneck Squash pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Crookneck Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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