Bottle Gourd

Echinocactus

About Bottle Gourd and Echinocactus

Bottle Gourd

Echinocactus

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Lagenaria siceraria

Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis

Number of Varieties

250

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-79-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

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

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Yellow, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Yellow

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

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

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

fertilize in summer, Potassium

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

Mealybugs, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

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

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Skin cuts

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beautification, 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, Food for insects, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Whole plant

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

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

ECHINOCACTUS

Common Name

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

Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball

In Hindi

लौकी

echinocactus

In German

Flaschenkürbis

echinocactus

In French

Lagenaria siceraria

echinocactus

In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

echinocactus

In Greek

Τσότρα

Echinocactus

In Portuguese

Cabaça

Echinocactus

In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Echinocactus

In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Echinocactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Caryophyllales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Echinocactus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cacteae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

2711

1 27800

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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Echinocactus

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

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Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Echinocactus

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

Bottle Gourd and Echinocactus Physical Information

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

Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Echinocactus flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Echinocactus leaf color:

Care of Bottle Gourd and Echinocactus

Care of Bottle Gourd and Echinocactus 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 Echinocactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Echinocactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.