Bottle Gourd

Ponderosa Lemon

About Bottle Gourd and Ponderosa Lemon

Bottle Gourd

Ponderosa Lemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Fruit

1.3 Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Hybrid origin, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

Lawn

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-711-12

0 99

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White, Red, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, 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

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Grafting, 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

Reduce watering in winter, Water frequently while growing

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

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 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

Leafminer

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

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Anaphylaxis, Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Bonsai

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

Astringent, Diuretic, Febrifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Pulp, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Cosmetics, Disinfectant, Edible syrup

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

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

CITRUS limon 'Ponderosa'

7.2 Common Name

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

Lemon, Ponderosa Lemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

लौकी

Ponderosa Lemon

7.2.2 In German

Flaschenkürbis

Ponderosa Zitrone

7.2.3 In French

Lagenaria siceraria

Citron Ponderosa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

Ponderosa Lemon

7.2.5 In Greek

Τσότρα

Ponderosa Lemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cabaça

Ponderosa Lemon

7.2.7 In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Ponderosa Lemon

7.2.8 In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Ponderosa Lemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Coccinia

Citrus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

272

1 27800

Properties of Bottle Gourd and Ponderosa Lemon

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

Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Ponderosa Lemon

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

Bottle Gourd and Ponderosa Lemon Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Ponderosa Lemon physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Ponderosa Lemon height is 120.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Ponderosa Lemon are as follows:

Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Ponderosa Lemon flower color: White, Red and Purple
Ponderosa Lemon leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Bottle Gourd and Ponderosa Lemon

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

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