Bottle Gourd

Sugar Pine

About Bottle Gourd and Sugar Pine

Bottle Gourd

Sugar Pine

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Western United States, Canada

Types

Lagenaria siceraria

Pinus lambertiana

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm760.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Brown, Sandy Brown

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

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Water three times weekly in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium

27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen

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

Blister Rust

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Douglas squirrels

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

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

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

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

Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Feature Plant

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

PINUS lambertiana

Common Name

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

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

In Hindi

लौकी

Sugar Pine

In German

Flaschenkürbis

Sugar Pine

In French

Lagenaria siceraria

Sugar Pine

In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

Sugar Pine

In Greek

Τσότρα

Sugar Pine

In Portuguese

Cabaça

Sugar Pine

In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Sugar Pine

In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Pinales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Pinoideae

Number of Species

275

1 27800

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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Sugar Pine

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

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Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Sugar Pine

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

Bottle Gourd and Sugar Pine Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Sugar Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Sugar Pine are as follows:

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

Care of Bottle Gourd and Sugar Pine

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