Bottle Gourd

Cucumber

About Bottle Gourd and Cucumber

Bottle Gourd

Cucumber

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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

Hybrid origin, Southern Asia

1.4 Types

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Slicing, Pickling and burpless

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

Floodplains, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7

7-8

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

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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15.20 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

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180.00 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

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light 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

Full Sun, Partial 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

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, 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

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 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, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers

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

Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Showy Purposes

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, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

7.2 Common Name

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

Cucumber

7.2.1 In Hindi

लौकी

खीरा

7.2.2 In German

Flaschenkürbis

Gurke

7.2.3 In French

Lagenaria siceraria

concombre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

Pepino

7.2.5 In Greek

Τσότρα

αγγούρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cabaça

pepino

7.2.7 In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

ogórek

7.2.8 In Latin

utrem cucurbita

cucumeris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Coccinia

Cucumis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Melothrieae

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Cucumber

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

Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Cucumber

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

Bottle Gourd and Cucumber Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Cucumber physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Cucumber height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Cucumber are as follows:

Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Cucumber flower color: Yellow and Gold
Cucumber leaf color: Light Green

Care of Bottle Gourd and Cucumber

Care of Bottle Gourd and Cucumber 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 Cucumber pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cucumber needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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