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About Bottle Gourd and Swiss Chard

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Biennial or Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Europe
1.4 Types
Not Available
Leaf beet, Seakettle beet, Spinach beet
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-7
4-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
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
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
About Evening Primrose
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Red, Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
Tan
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
Heart-shaped
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
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full 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
Apply 10-10-10 amount
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
Cercospora leaf spot, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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65% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
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35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
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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78% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Insects
5.12 Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting, wheezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, Slow downs aging, Speed hair growth
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
Antitumor, Carminative, Haemostatic, Stomachic, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
Cultivated for fodder, Eaten as a pot herb, Used to make juice
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
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Lagenaria siceraria
BETA vulgaris ssp. cicla
7.2 Common Name
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
Swiss Chard
7.2.1 In Hindi
लौकी
Swiss Chard
7.2.2 In German
Flaschenkürbis
Swiss Chard
7.2.3 In French
Lagenaria siceraria
Chard suisse
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lagenaria siceraria
Acelgas
7.2.5 In Greek
Τσότρα
Σέσκουλο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cabaça
Acelga suíça
7.2.7 In Polish
Tykwa pospolita
Boćwina
7.2.8 In Latin
utrem cucurbita
Swiss Chard
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Cucurbitales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
Chenopodiaceae
8.6 Genus
Coccinia
Beta
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Cyclolobeae
8.9 Subfamily
Papilionoideae
Betoideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
27
Rank: 100 (Overall)
3
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Swiss Chard

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

Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Swiss Chard

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

Bottle Gourd and Swiss Chard Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Swiss Chard physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Swiss Chard height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Swiss Chard are as follows:

  • Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green

  • Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

  • Swiss Chard flower color: Red and Green

  • Swiss Chard leaf color: Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White and Yellow

Care of Bottle Gourd and Swiss Chard

Care of Bottle Gourd and Swiss Chard 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 Swiss Chard 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 Swiss Chard needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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