Cereus

Snake Gourd

About Cereus and Snake Gourd

Cereus

Snake Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

North America, Central America, South America

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

princess of the night, Honolulu queen

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Semi desert

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-14

5-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 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

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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250.00 cm

Rank: 76 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, White

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink, Purple, Salmon, Violet

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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66% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do not let dry out between waterings, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Average Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

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

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Scale

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

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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60% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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65% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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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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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, cholesterol-lowering, Fever, Heart problems, Itching, Menstrual Disorders, Rheumatism, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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31% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CEREUS

Trichosanthes cucumerina

7.2 Common Name

Night blooming cereus

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

7.2.1 In Hindi

cereus

चिचिण्डा

7.2.2 In German

cereus

Schlangenhaargurke

7.2.3 In French

cereus

Trichosanthes cucumerina

7.2.4 In Spanish

cereus

snake gourd

7.2.5 In Greek

cereus

φίδι κολοκύθα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cereus

snake gourd

7.2.7 In Polish

cereus

Gurdlina ogórkowata

7.2.8 In Latin

cereus

snake gourd

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Selenicereus

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cereus and Snake Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Cereus and Snake Gourd

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

Cereus and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Cereus and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Cereus height is 250.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Cereus and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Cereus flower color: Light Pink and White
Cereus leaf color: Light Green
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Cereus and Snake Gourd

Care of Cereus and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cereus pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, 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 Cereus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.