Ivy Gourd

Moss Rose

About Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose

Ivy Gourd

Moss Rose

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

South America

Types

Coccinia grandis

Afternoon delight Calpyso Mix Duet

Number of Varieties

612

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-75-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 1

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Cylindrical

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam, Loose, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

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

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Phosphate

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Butterflies

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Remove blemishes

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-fungal, Diabetes, Fever, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Leprosy, Scabies, Weight loss

Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology

Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Landscape

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Coccinia grandis

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

baby watermelon, little gourd, tindora, tendli

Moss Rose

In Hindi

तेंडली, कुंदुरी

मॉस गुलाब

In German

Tindola, Efeu Kürbis

Moss Rose

In French

Ivy gourd

Moss Rose

In Spanish

Ivy gourd

musgo de Rose

In Greek

Ivy gourd

Moss Rose

In Portuguese

Ivy gourd

rosa-musgo

In Polish

Ivy gourd

Moss Rose

In Latin

Ivy gourd

Rosa moss

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Caryophyllales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

27120

1 27800

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Properties of Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose

Wondering what are the properties of Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose? We provide you with everything About Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose. Ivy Gourd doesn't have thorns and Moss Rose doesn't have thorns. Also Ivy Gourd does not have fragrant flowers. Ivy Gourd has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage and Moss Rose has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage. 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 Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose

Season and care of Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose is important to know. While considering everything about Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ivy Gourd season is Summer and Fall and Moss Rose season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Ivy Gourd is Loam, Sand and for Moss Rose is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Ivy Gourd is Neutral and for Moss Rose is Neutral, Alkaline.

Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose Physical Information

Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose physical information is very important for comparison. Ivy Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Moss Rose height is 7.60 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose are as follows:

Ivy Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Ivy Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Moss Rose flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta and Salmon
Moss Rose leaf color: Green

Care of Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose

Care of Ivy Gourd and Moss Rose include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ivy Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove crossing or rubbing branches and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Moss Rose pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Ivy Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Moss Rose needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.