Ivy Gourd

Nymphaea Alba

About Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba

Ivy Gourd

Nymphaea Alba

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-75-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White, Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Circular

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.2.3 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

2.2.4 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

2.3.2 The pH of Soil

Neutral

2.3.3 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

2.3.5 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

2.3.6 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.5 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

In Water

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

Plant grows in water

3.4.3 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.5.1 In Spring

Moderate

3.5.2 In Winter

Average Water

3.7 Soil

3.7.1 Soil pH

Neutral

3.7.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

3.8.1 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.10 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.11 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

3.13 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

3.14 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

3.16 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Showy

4.2.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.4 Fruits

4.4.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.5.1 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.6 Fragrance

4.6.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.6.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.6.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.6.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.7 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.8 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.9 Foliage Texture

Coarse

4.10 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

4.11 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4.12 Invasive

✔ ✘

4.13 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

4.14 Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Flies

4.15 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Headache

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Root, Seeds

5.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology

Not Available

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Water Gardens

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

Coccinia grandis

NYMPHAEA alba

6.2 Common Name

baby watermelon, little gourd, tindora, tendli

European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus

6.2.1 In Hindi

तेंडली, कुंदुरी

Nymphaea alba

6.2.2 In German

Tindola, Efeu Kürbis

Weiße Seerose

6.2.3 In French

Ivy gourd

Nénuphar blanc

6.2.4 In Spanish

Ivy gourd

Nymphaea alba

6.2.5 In Greek

Ivy gourd

Nymphaea alba

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Ivy gourd

Nymphaea alba

6.2.7 In Polish

Ivy gourd

Grzybienie białe

6.2.8 In Latin

Ivy gourd

Nymphaea alba

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Nymphaeales

7.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Nymphaeaceae

7.6 Genus

Coccinia

Nymphaea

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Cassidinae

7.10 Number of Species

27NA

1 27800

Properties of Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba

Wondering what are the properties of Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba? We provide you with everything About Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba. Ivy Gourd doesn't have thorns and Nymphaea Alba 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 Nymphaea Alba 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 Nymphaea Alba and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba

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

Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba Physical Information

Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba physical information is very important for comparison. Ivy Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Nymphaea Alba height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba are as follows:

Ivy Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Ivy Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Nymphaea Alba flower color: White, Yellow and Ivory
Nymphaea Alba leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba

Care of Ivy Gourd and Nymphaea Alba 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 Nymphaea Alba 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 Nymphaea Alba needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.