Fenugreek

Bottle Gourd

About Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd

Fenugreek

Bottle Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Fruit, Vegetable

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Middle East

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, Grassland, Hillside

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

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

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

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

Yellow

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, Light Green, Light Yellow

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

oblong or obovate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, 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

Early Spring, 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

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, Red blotch

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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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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Leafminer

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff

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

Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, 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 / Vegetable, Vegetable

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2 Common Name

Fenugreek

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

मेंथी

लौकी

7.2.2 In German

Bockshornklee

Flaschenkürbis

7.2.3 In French

Fenugrec

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.4 In Spanish

Fenogreco

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.5 In Greek

Τριγωνέλλα

Τσότρα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

fenacho

Cabaça

7.2.7 In Polish

Kozieradka

Tykwa pospolita

7.2.8 In Latin

Graecum

utrem cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Trigonella

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Trifolieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

3627

1 27800

Properties of Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd? We provide you with everything About Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd. Fenugreek doesn't have thorns and Bottle Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Fenugreek does not have fragrant flowers. Fenugreek has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea and Skin irritation and Bottle Gourd has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea and Skin irritation. 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 Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd

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

Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Fenugreek height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

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

Care of Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd

Care of Fenugreek and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Fenugreek 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 Fenugreek 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.