Potato

Ivy Gourd

About Potato and Ivy Gourd

Potato

Ivy Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, South America, Chile

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-3

12-1

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season

Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Not Available, Treatment of Dark Spots

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

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SOLANUM tuberosum

Coccinia grandis

7.2 Common Name

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

baby watermelon, little gourd, tindora, tendli

7.2.1 In Hindi

आलू

तेंडली, कुंदुरी

7.2.2 In German

Kartoffel

Tindola, Efeu Kürbis

7.2.3 In French

Pomme de terre

Ivy gourd

7.2.4 In Spanish

Patata

Ivy gourd

7.2.5 In Greek

Πατάτα

Ivy gourd

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata

Ivy gourd

7.2.7 In Polish

Ziemniak

Ivy gourd

7.2.8 In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Ivy gourd

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Solanum

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

140027

1 27800

Properties of Potato and Ivy Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Potato and Ivy Gourd? We provide you with everything About Potato and Ivy Gourd. Potato doesn't have thorns and Ivy Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Potato does not have fragrant flowers. Potato has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting and Ivy Gourd has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting. 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 Potato and Ivy Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potato and Ivy Gourd

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

Potato and Ivy Gourd Physical Information

Potato and Ivy Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Ivy Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Potato and Ivy Gourd are as follows:

Potato flower color: Blue, Purple, Red and White
Potato leaf color: Green
Ivy Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Ivy Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Potato and Ivy Gourd

Care of Potato and Ivy Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and 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. In summer Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ivy Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.