Bottle Gourd

Protea

About Bottle Gourd and Protea

Bottle Gourd

Protea

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Lagenaria siceraria

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Number of Varieties

21600

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-710-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

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, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm91.44 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm91.44 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

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

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Egg-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

All year

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well 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

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

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

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

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

Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

PROTEA

Common Name

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

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

In Hindi

लौकी

Protea plant

In German

Flaschenkürbis

Protea Pflanze

In French

Lagenaria siceraria

usine de Protea

In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

planta de protea

In Greek

Τσότρα

φυτό Protea

In Portuguese

Cabaça

planta Protea

In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Protea roślin

In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Protea herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Proteales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Proteaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Protea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Proteoideae

Number of Species

271600

1 27800

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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Protea

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

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Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Protea

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

Bottle Gourd and Protea Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Protea physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Protea are as follows:

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

Care of Bottle Gourd and Protea

Care of Bottle Gourd and Protea 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 Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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 Protea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.