Raoulia

Bottle Gourd

About Raoulia and Bottle Gourd

Raoulia

Bottle Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Perennial

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

New Zealand

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-9

5-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9*6

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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2.50 cm

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60.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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90.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tiny

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

4.4.2 In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Alternate Days

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Moderate

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Requires very little pruning

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Not Available

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Spider mites

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

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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

Fine

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

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Raoulia glabra

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2 Common Name

Raoulia

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

Raoulia

लौकी

7.2.2 In German

Raoulia

Flaschenkürbis

7.2.3 In French

Raoulia

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.4 In Spanish

Raoulia

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.5 In Greek

Raoulia

Τσότρα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

raoulia

Cabaça

7.2.7 In Polish

Raoulia

Tykwa pospolita

7.2.8 In Latin

Raoulia

utrem cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Raoulia

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gnaphalieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Raoulia and Bottle Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Raoulia and Bottle Gourd? We provide you with everything About Raoulia and Bottle Gourd. Raoulia doesn't have thorns and Bottle Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Raoulia does not have fragrant flowers. Raoulia has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Bottle Gourd has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Raoulia and Bottle Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Raoulia and Bottle Gourd

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

Raoulia and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Raoulia and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Raoulia height is 2.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Raoulia and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Raoulia flower color: Yellow
Raoulia leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Raoulia and Bottle Gourd

Care of Raoulia and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Raoulia pruning is done Requires very little pruning 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 Raoulia needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Moderate. Whereas, in summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.