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About Bottle Gourd



What is
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Life Span
Annual and Biennials 0

Type
Vegetable 0

Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia 0

Types
Not Available 0

Number of Varieties
Not Available 0

Habitat
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate 0

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-7 0

AHS Heat Zone
12-1 0

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 0

Habit
Vining/Climbing 0

Information
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Plant Size
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Minimum Height
60.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
90.00 cm 85

Plant Color
0

Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green 0

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor 0

Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green 0

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green 0

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green 0

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green 0

Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available 0

Shape
0

Leaf Shape
Palmate 0

Thorns
No 0

Season
0

Plant Season
Summer, Fall 0

Growing Conditions
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Sunlight
Full Sun 0

Growth Rate
Very Fast 0

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand 0

The pH of Soil
Neutral 0

Soil Drainage
Well drained 0

Bloom Time
Indeterminate 0

Repeat Bloomer
Yes 0

Tolerances
Drought 0

Care
0

Where to Plant?
Ground 0

How to Plant?
Seedlings 0

Plant Maintenance
Medium 0

Watering Plants
0

Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days 0

In Summer
Lots of watering 0

In Spring
Moderate 0

In Winter
Average Water 0

Soil
0

Soil pH
Neutral 0

Soil Type
Loam, Sand 0

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained 0

Sun Exposure
Full Sun 0

Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts 0

Fertilizers
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium 0

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 0

Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil 0

Facts
0

Flowers
Showy 0

Flower Petal Number
Single 0

Fruits
0

Showy Fruit
Yes 0

Edible Fruit
Yes 0

Fragrance
0

Fragrant Flower
Yes 0

Fragrant Fruit
No 0

Fragrant Leaf
No 0

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No 0

Showy Foliage
No 0

Showy Bark
No 0

Foliage Texture
Coarse 0

Foliage Sheen
Matte 0

Evergreen
No 0

Invasive
No 0

Self-Sowing
Yes 0

Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects 0

Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm 0

Benefits
0

Uses
0

Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use 0

Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics 0

Edible Uses
Yes 0

Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Insect Repellent 0

Plant Benefits
0

Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss 0

Part of Plant Used
Fruits 0

Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments 0

Used As Indoor Plant
No 0

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes 0

Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine 0

Scientific Name
0

Botanical Name
Lagenaria siceraria 0

Common Name
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash 0

In Hindi
लौकी 0

In German
Flaschenkürbis 0

In French
Lagenaria siceraria 0

In Spanish
Lagenaria siceraria 0

In Greek
Τσότρα 0

In Portuguese
Cabaça 0

In Polish
Tykwa pospolita 0

In Latin
utrem cucurbita 0

Classification
0

Kingdom
Plantae 0

Phylum
Magnoliophyta 0

Class
Magnoliopsida 0

Order
Cucurbitales 0

Family
Cucurbitaceae 0

Genus
Coccinia 0

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids 0

Tribe
Not Available 0

Subfamily
Papilionoideae 0

Number of Species
27 100

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Properties of Bottle Gourd

Want to know the properties of Bottle Gourd? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Bottle Gourd is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Hypoglycaemic Coma and Irregular Heart Rhythm. Bottle Gourd Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Bottle Gourd. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Bottle Gourd physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 90.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Palmate. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Bottle Gourd

Taking Bottle Gourd Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Bottle Gourd include pruning, which should be done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Bottle Gourd

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Bottle Gourd is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Biennials plant. Bottle Gourd is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Moist Soils and Tropical Climate and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-7. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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