Bottle Gourd

Melampodium

About Bottle Gourd and Melampodium

Bottle Gourd

Melampodium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Perennial

1.3 Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Perennials

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-72-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 6

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

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

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

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

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

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Average Water Needs

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

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Drought

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Not Available

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

Not Available

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

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Bedding Plant, Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

7.2 Common Name

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

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

7.2.1 In Hindi

लौकी

Melampodium

7.2.2 In German

Flaschenkürbis

Melmpodiam

7.2.3 In French

Lagenaria siceraria

Melmpodiam

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

Melmpodiam

7.2.5 In Greek

Τσότρα

Melmpodiam

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cabaça

Melmpodiam

7.2.7 In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Melmpodiam

7.2.8 In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Melmpodiam

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Coccinia

Melampodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Millerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

2739

1 27800

Properties of Bottle Gourd and Melampodium

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

Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Melampodium

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

Bottle Gourd and Melampodium Physical Information

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

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

Care of Bottle Gourd and Melampodium

Care of Bottle Gourd and Melampodium 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 Melampodium 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 Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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