1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0
40000
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall) ▶
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
✔
✘
2% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
66% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
4.8 Fertilizers
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
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
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
✔
✘
60% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
✔
✘
65% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
18% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
34% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
22% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.4 Showy Foliage
✔
✘
35% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.5 Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !
▶
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
✔
✘
2% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.9 Invasive
✔
✘
1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.10 Self-Sowing
✔
✘
78% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
✔
✘
98% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
▶
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2 Common Name
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
7.2.1 In Hindi
लौकी
7.2.2 In German
Flaschenkürbis
7.2.3 In French
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.5 In Greek
Τσότρα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cabaça
7.2.7 In Polish
Tykwa pospolita
7.2.8 In Latin
utrem cucurbita
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Cucurbitales
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
8.6 Genus
Coccinia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Papilionoideae
8.10 Number of Species