Bottle Gourd

Dame's Rocket

About Bottle Gourd and Dame's Rocket

Bottle Gourd

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Biennial

Type

Vegetable

Herbs

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Lagenaria siceraria

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-74-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9 - 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 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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 branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, 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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

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

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

लौकी

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Flaschenkürbis

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Lagenaria siceraria

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Τσότρα

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Cabaça

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Rocket Dame

In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Brassicales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

2750

1 27800

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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Dame's Rocket

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

Bottle Gourd and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bottle Gourd and Dame's Rocket

Care of Bottle Gourd and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.