Sapodilla

Bottle Gourd

About Sapodilla and Bottle Gourd

Sapodilla

Bottle Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-15

5-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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150.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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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

Red

Yellow, Dark 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

Green, Dark Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

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

4.8 Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust

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

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

Medium

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

Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Stomach pain, Vomiting

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, 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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Manilkara zapota

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2 Common Name

sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीकू

लौकी

7.2.2 In German

Breiapfelbaum

Flaschenkürbis

7.2.3 In French

Sapotillier

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.4 In Spanish

chicle

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.5 In Greek

sapodilla

Τσότρα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sapodilla

Cabaça

7.2.7 In Polish

Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla

Tykwa pospolita

7.2.8 In Latin

sapodilla

utrem cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Sapotaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Sapoteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Sapotoideae

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sapodilla and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Sapodilla and Bottle Gourd

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

Sapodilla and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Sapodilla and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Sapodilla height is 150.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sapodilla and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

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

Care of Sapodilla and Bottle Gourd

Care of Sapodilla and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sapodilla pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness 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 Sapodilla 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.