Peach

Snake Gourd

About Peach and Snake Gourd

Peach

Snake Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Fruit

Vegetable

Origin

China

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Number of Varieties

2000-

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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

1,005.84 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

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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

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss

Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Common Name

Peach

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

In Hindi

आड़ू

चिचिण्डा

In German

Pfirsich

Schlangenhaargurke

In French

pêche

Trichosanthes cucumerina

In Spanish

melocotón

snake gourd

In Greek

ροδάκινο

φίδι κολοκύθα

In Portuguese

pêssego

snake gourd

In Polish

brzoskwinia

Gurdlina ogórkowata

In Latin

persici

snake gourd

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Cucurbitales

Family

Rosaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Prunus

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

7027

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Snake Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Snake Gourd? We provide you with everything About Peach and Snake Gourd. Peach doesn't have thorns and Snake Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Peach does not have fragrant flowers. Peach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria and Snake Gourd has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria. 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 Peach and Snake Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and Snake Gourd

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

Peach and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Peach and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Peach and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Peach and Snake Gourd

Care of Peach and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peach pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches and Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Peach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.