Jackfruit

Bottle Gourd

About Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd

Jackfruit

Bottle Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Biennials

Type

Fruit

Vegetable

Origin

Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

2502

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments, Tropical regions

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,800.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

400.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Yellow green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Yellow, Brown

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic and Ovate

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

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

Pests and Diseases

Borers, fungus, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Civet cat, Wild boar

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Food Allergy, Throat itching

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Beautiful Skin, Glowing Skin, Good Cleanser, Good for skin, Good for skin and hair

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Cold, Energy, Hair Loss, High blood pressure, Indigestion, Regulates Blood Sugar, Skin Disorders, Thyroid problems, Ulcers

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Application in Furniture, Used As Food, Used for woodware

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Lagenaria siceraria

Common Name

Jackfruit, Jakfruit, Jack

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

In Hindi

कटहल

लौकी

In German

Jack

Flaschenkürbis

In French

Jackfrucht

Lagenaria siceraria

In Spanish

yaca

Lagenaria siceraria

In Greek

καρποί

Τσότρα

In Portuguese

jaca

Cabaça

In Polish

chlebowca

Tykwa pospolita

In Latin

Jackfruit

utrem cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Urticales

Cucurbitales

Family

Moraceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Artocarpus

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Artocarpeae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

15027

1 27800

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Properties of Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd? We provide you with everything About Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd. Jackfruit doesn't have thorns and Bottle Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Jackfruit does not have fragrant flowers. Jackfruit has allergic reactions like Food Allergy and Throat itching and Bottle Gourd has allergic reactions like Food Allergy and Throat itching. 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 Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd

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

Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Jackfruit height is 1,800.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

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

Care of Jackfruit and Bottle Gourd

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