Bottle Gourd

Sweet Lime

About Bottle Gourd and Sweet Lime

Bottle Gourd

Sweet Lime

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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

South Asia, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

Mediterranean region

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7

8-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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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

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1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

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600.00 cm

Rank: 37 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Full Sun

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

High

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content 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

Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Full Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Double, Semi-Double

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

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

Ants, Birds

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Farmland, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Food for animals, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, scurvy, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

Citrus limetta

7.2 Common Name

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

sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta

7.2.1 In Hindi

लौकी

मौसम्बी

7.2.2 In German

Flaschenkürbis

süße Limone

7.2.3 In French

Lagenaria siceraria

Citrus limetta

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce

7.2.5 In Greek

Τσότρα

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cabaça

doce de limão

7.2.7 In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

słodkie limonki

7.2.8 In Latin

utrem cucurbita

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Citroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Sweet Lime

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

Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Sweet Lime

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

Bottle Gourd and Sweet Lime Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Sweet Lime physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Sweet Lime height is 800.00 cm and width 600.00 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Sweet Lime are as follows:

Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Sweet Lime flower color: White
Sweet Lime leaf color: Green

Care of Bottle Gourd and Sweet Lime

Care of Bottle Gourd and Sweet Lime 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 Sweet Lime pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead branches. In summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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