1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Caribbean
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm970.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm180.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
White, Light Yellow, Tan, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
Yellow Orange
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
Elliptic and Ovate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
Average Water Needs
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Phosphate
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Spider mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
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
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Butterflies, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
Dizziness, Nausea, Swollen Lips
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Remove blemishes
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Diabetes, Fever, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Leprosy, Scabies, Weight loss
Arthritis, Snakebite, Syphilis
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bark, Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology
Can be made into a herbal tea
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Coccinia grandis
Brunfelsia Americana
7.2 Common Name
baby watermelon, little gourd, tindora, tendli
Brunfelsia Americana
7.2.1 In Hindi
तेंडली, कुंदुरी
Brunfelsia Americana
7.2.2 In German
Tindola,
Efeu Kürbis
Brunfelsia Americana
7.2.3 In French
Ivy gourd
Brunfelsia Americana
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ivy gourd
Brunfelsia Americana
7.2.5 In Greek
Ivy gourd
Brunfelsia Americana
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Ivy gourd
Brunfelsia Americana
7.2.7 In Polish
Ivy gourd
Brunfelsia Americana
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Papilionoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species