Bottle Gourd

Silver Wattle

About Bottle Gourd and Silver Wattle

Bottle Gourd

Silver Wattle

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Australia

Types

Lagenaria siceraria

Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

open forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-78-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

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

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm530.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm530.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

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

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate

Adequately

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Prune after flowering

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 spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Drought, Salt

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying 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

Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

Acacia retinodes

Common Name

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

Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle

In Hindi

लौकी

Silver Wattle

In German

Flaschenkürbis

Silver Wattle

In French

Lagenaria siceraria

Mimosa d'été

In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

acacia amarilla

In Greek

Τσότρα

ασήμι μιμόζα

In Portuguese

Cabaça

Acacia retinodes

In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Silver Wattle

In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Silver Wattle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Fabales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Acacia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

27950

1 27800

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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Silver Wattle

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

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Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Silver Wattle

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

Bottle Gourd and Silver Wattle Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Silver Wattle physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Silver Wattle height is 530.00 cm and width 530.00 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Silver Wattle are as follows:

Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Silver Wattle flower color: Yellow
Silver Wattle leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Bottle Gourd and Silver Wattle

Care of Bottle Gourd and Silver Wattle 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 Silver Wattle pruning is done Prune after flowering. In summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Silver Wattle needs Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Average Water.