Cleome serrulata

Bottle Gourd

About Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd

Cleome serrulata

Bottle Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Herbs, Vegetable

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

5-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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, 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

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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120.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

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

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

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, Slightly Acidic

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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, fertilize in growing season

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

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

Cold climate

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edible, Herb

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2 Common Name

Cleome, Spider Flower

calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleome serrulata

लौकी

7.2.2 In German

Cleome serrulata

Flaschenkürbis

7.2.3 In French

Cleome serrulata

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.4 In Spanish

serrulata cleome

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleome serrulata

Τσότρα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

serrulata Cleome

Cabaça

7.2.7 In Polish

cleome serrulata

Tykwa pospolita

7.2.8 In Latin

Cleome serrulata

utrem cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Cleomaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleome

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

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8.9 Subfamily

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Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd

Season and care of Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd is important to know. While considering everything about Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cleome serrulata season is Summer and Bottle Gourd season is Summer. The type of soil for Cleome serrulata is Sand and for Bottle Gourd is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cleome serrulata is Acidic, Neutral and for Bottle Gourd is Neutral.

Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd

Care of Cleome serrulata and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts 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 Cleome serrulata 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.