Bottle Gourd

Pineapple Weed

About Bottle Gourd and Pineapple Weed

Bottle Gourd

Pineapple Weed

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Shrub

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

North America, Western United States, Canada

Types

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-74-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm12.70 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

90.00 cm12.70 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Yellow green, Chartreuse

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

Cone shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full 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

Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Bonsai, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Added to salads, Used in making tea

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Flower borders, Landscape

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

Matricaria discoidea

Common Name

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

Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile

In Hindi

लौकी

Pineapple Weed

In German

Flaschenkürbis

Strahlenlose Kamille

In French

Lagenaria siceraria

Matricaire odorante

In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

Pineapple Weed

In Greek

Τσότρα

ξύλο ανανά

In Portuguese

Cabaça

Pineapple Weed

In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Rumianek bezpromieniowy

In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Pineapple Weed

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Asterales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Coccinia

Matricaria

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Anthemideae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

271

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Bottle Gourd and Pineapple Weed

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

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Bottle Gourd and Hamburg Parsley

Bottle Gourd and Root Parsley

Bottle Gourd and Bush Bea

» More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Pineapple Weed

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

Bottle Gourd and Pineapple Weed Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Pineapple Weed physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Pineapple Weed height is 12.70 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Pineapple Weed are as follows:

Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Pineapple Weed flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Pineapple Weed leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bottle Gourd and Pineapple Weed

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