Cape Aloe

Snake Gourd

About Cape Aloe and Snake Gourd

Cape Aloe

Snake Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent, Herbs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Open Plains, Semi arid regions

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Rosette/Stemless

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Gold, Salmon

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

Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Pink, Rose

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Rose, Orange Red

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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

Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

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, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut Bulbs

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Hummingbirds

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, constipation, Diabetes, Fever, Frostbite, Inflammation, Itching, Osteoarthritis, Psoriasis, Sunburn

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALOE ferox

Trichosanthes cucumerina

7.2 Common Name

Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Tap Aloe

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

7.2.1 In Hindi

केप मुसब्बर

चिचिण्डा

7.2.2 In German

Cape Aloe

Schlangenhaargurke

7.2.3 In French

Cap Aloe

Trichosanthes cucumerina

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cabo Aloe

snake gourd

7.2.5 In Greek

Κέιπ Αλόη

φίδι κολοκύθα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cape Aloe

snake gourd

7.2.7 In Polish

Cape Aloe

Gurdlina ogórkowata

7.2.8 In Latin

Cape Aloe

snake gourd

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Aloaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Aloe

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asphodeloideae

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

40027

1 27800

Properties of Cape Aloe and Snake Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Cape Aloe and Snake Gourd

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

Cape Aloe and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Cape Aloe and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Cape Aloe height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Cape Aloe and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Cape Aloe flower color: Orange, Gold and Salmon
Cape Aloe leaf color: Blue Green
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Cape Aloe and Snake Gourd

Care of Cape Aloe and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cape Aloe pruning is done Cut Bulbs and Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Cape Aloe 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.