Dame's Rocket

Bottle Gourd

About Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd

Dame's Rocket

Bottle Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Biennials

Type

Herbs

Vegetable

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

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

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Vomiting

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

Lagenaria siceraria

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

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

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

लौकी

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Flaschenkürbis

In French

Rocket Dame

Lagenaria siceraria

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Lagenaria siceraria

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Τσότρα

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Cabaça

In Polish

Rocket Dame

Tykwa pospolita

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

utrem cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Cucurbitales

Family

Brassicaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Hesperis

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

5027

1 27800

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd

Season and care of Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd is important to know. While considering everything about Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd Care, growing season is an essential factor. Dame's Rocket season is Spring and Summer and Bottle Gourd season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Bottle Gourd is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline and for Bottle Gourd is Neutral.

Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd

Care of Dame's Rocket and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches 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 Dame's Rocket 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.