1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Biennial
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Rocky areas, Semi desert, Subtropical climates
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
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
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Yellow, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
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
Pests and diseases free
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
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry, Used as Ornamental plant
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Wildflower
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DIPSACUS fullonum
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2 Common Name
Fuller's Teasel
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Fullers Karde
Flaschenkürbis
7.2.3 In French
Cardère à foulon
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.4 In Spanish
Cardo de Fuller
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.5 In Greek
Νεράγκαθο του Fuller
Τσότρα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Fullera Oset
Tykwa pospolita
7.2.8 In Latin
Teasel Fullonis
utrem cucurbita
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Dipsacaceae
Cucurbitaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Dipsacoideae
Papilionoideae
8.10 Number of Species