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About Cactus and Bottle Gourd
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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
Desert
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
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5-7
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
Not Available
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
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27.55 cm
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60.00 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
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3.44 cm
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90.00 cm
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Red, White, Yellow
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Yellow, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Several shades of Green
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Globe shaped
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
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
Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms
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
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Not Available
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
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Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Birds
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Cactaceae
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2 Common Name
Cactus
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
7.2.1 In Hindi
Naagaphanee
लौकी
7.2.2 In German
Kaktus
Flaschenkürbis
7.2.3 In French
Cactus
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.4 In Spanish
El Cactus
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.5 In Greek
κάκτος
Τσότρα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
cacto
Cabaça
7.2.7 In Polish
kaktus
Tykwa pospolita
7.2.8 In Latin
Cactus
utrem cucurbita
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Cucurbitales
8.5 Family
Cactaceae
Cucurbitaceae
8.6 Genus
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Coccinia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
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8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Papilionoideae
8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Cactus and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Cactus and Bottle Gourd

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

Cactus and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Cactus and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Cactus and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

  • Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow

  • Cactus leaf color: Green

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

  • Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Cactus and Bottle Gourd

Care of Cactus and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves and 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. In summer Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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