Bottle Gourd

Tabardillo

About Bottle Gourd and Tabardillo

Bottle Gourd

Tabardillo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Perennial

2.2 Type

Vegetable

Shrub

2.4 Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Mexico

2.6 Types

Not Available

2.7.2 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

5.3 Habitat

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

5.4 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-79-14

0 99

6.11 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-7

6.12 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

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

6.13 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

7 Information

7.1 Plant Size

7.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

7.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

7.2 Plant Color

7.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Red

7.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

7.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Brown, Light Green, Tan

7.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

7.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

7.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

7.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

7.3 Shape

7.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Pinnate

7.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

8 Season

8.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall

8.2 Growing Conditions

8.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

8.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

8.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

8.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

8.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

8.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Fall

8.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

8.3 Tolerances

Drought

9 Care

9.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

9.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction

9.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

9.4 Watering Plants

9.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

Do not water excessively, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply

9.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

9.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

9.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

9.5 Soil

9.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

9.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

9.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

9.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

9.7 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

9.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

9.9 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

Red blotch

9.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Drought

10 Facts

10.1 Flowers

Showy

10.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

10.2 Fruits

10.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

10.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

10.3 Fragrance

10.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

10.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

10.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

10.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

10.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

10.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

10.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

10.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

10.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

10.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

10.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

10.11 Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

10.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

no allergic reactions

11 Benefits

11.1 Uses

11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beautification, Showy Purposes

11.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Not Available

11.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

11.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Air purification

11.2 Plant Benefits

11.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

11.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

11.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

11.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

11.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

11.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Tropical, Wildflower

12 Scientific Name

12.1 Botanical Name

Lagenaria siceraria

CALLIANDRA californica

12.2 Common Name

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

Baja fairy duster Zapotillo Chuparosa

12.2.1 In Hindi

लौकी

tabardillo

12.2.2 In German

Flaschenkürbis

tabardillo

12.2.3 In French

Lagenaria siceraria

tabardillo

12.2.4 In Spanish

Lagenaria siceraria

tabardillo

12.2.5 In Greek

Τσότρα

Tabardillo

12.2.6 In Portuguese

Cabaça

Tabardillo

12.2.7 In Polish

Tykwa pospolita

Tabardillo

12.2.8 In Latin

utrem cucurbita

Tabardillo

13 Classification

13.1 Kingdom

Plantae

13.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

13.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

13.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Fabales

13.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Fabaceae

13.6 Genus

Coccinia

Calliandra

13.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

13.8 Tribe

Not Available

13.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Not Available

13.10 Number of Species

27NA

1 27800

Properties of Bottle Gourd and Tabardillo

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

Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Tabardillo

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

Bottle Gourd and Tabardillo Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Tabardillo physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Tabardillo height is 90.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Tabardillo are as follows:

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

Care of Bottle Gourd and Tabardillo

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

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