Snake Gourd

Bamboo

About Snake Gourd and Bamboo

Snake Gourd

Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Grass

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

China, Japan

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

-1500

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-76-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Green, Pink, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

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

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Hedges, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina

BAMBUSA

Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

चिचिण्डा

Bānsa

In German

Schlangenhaargurke

Bambus

In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Bambou

In Spanish

snake gourd

Bambú

In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα

μπαμπού

In Portuguese

snake gourd

bambu

In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata

Bambus

In Latin

snake gourd

Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Poales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Acidosasa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Number of Species

271400

1 27800

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Properties of Snake Gourd and Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Snake Gourd and Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Snake Gourd and Bamboo. Snake Gourd doesn't have thorns and Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Snake Gourd does not have fragrant flowers. Snake Gourd has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage and Bamboo has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage. 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 Snake Gourd and Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Bamboo

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

Snake Gourd and Bamboo Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Bamboo are as follows:

Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Snake Gourd and Bamboo

Care of Snake Gourd and Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.