Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
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Types
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Aechmea caudata
Aechmea covata
Aechmea orlandiana
Aechmea recurvata
Aechmea 'Suenos'
Aechmea winkleri
Number of Varieties
-200
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40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
gardens, Grassland, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
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Habit
Vining/Climbing
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm20.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
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Growth Rate
Very Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
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Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
Dermititis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
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Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
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Botanical Name
Trichosanthes cucumerina
AECHMEA pabstii
Common Name
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
Aechmea, Bromeliad
In Hindi
चिचिण्डा
Aechmea
In German
Schlangenhaargurke
Aechmea
In French
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Aechmea
In Spanish
snake gourd
Aechmea
In Greek
φίδι κολοκύθα
Αιχμέα
In Portuguese
snake gourd
Aechmea
In Polish
Gurdlina ogórkowata
Aechmea
In Latin
snake gourd
Aechmea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Poales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Coccinia
Aechmea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
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Bromelieae
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
Bromelioideae
Number of Species
27200
1
27800
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