Bush Bean

Snake Gourd

About Bush Bean and Snake Gourd

Bush Bean

Snake Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Central America, South America

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Black turtle Cranberry Flageolet Kidney Pea Pinto White

Number of Varieties

10-

0 40000

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Habitat

Mixed deciduous forest, Well Drained

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

35.60 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

50.80 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch

Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Legume allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutritive

Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a dye, Used in biomass

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Black Valentine'

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Common Name

string bean field bean flageolet bean French bean garden bean green bean haricot bean pop bean

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

In Hindi

Bush Bean

चिचिण्डा

In German

Buschbohne

Schlangenhaargurke

In French

Bush Bean

Trichosanthes cucumerina

In Spanish

Bush haba

snake gourd

In Greek

Μπους φασολιών

φίδι κολοκύθα

In Portuguese

feijão de Vagem

snake gourd

In Polish

Bush Bean

Gurdlina ogórkowata

In Latin

Bush Bean,

snake gourd

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Cucurbitales

Family

Fabaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

7027

1 27800

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Properties of Bush Bean and Snake Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Bush Bean and Snake Gourd? We provide you with everything About Bush Bean and Snake Gourd. Bush Bean doesn't have thorns and Snake Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Bush Bean does not have fragrant flowers. Bush Bean has allergic reactions like Legume allergy and Snake Gourd has allergic reactions like Legume allergy. 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 Bush Bean and Snake Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bush Bean and Snake Gourd

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

Bush Bean and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Bush Bean and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Bush Bean height is 35.60 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bush Bean and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Bush Bean flower color: Pink
Bush Bean leaf color: Green
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Bush Bean and Snake Gourd

Care of Bush Bean and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bush Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bush Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.