Snake Gourd

Celosia

About Snake Gourd and Celosia

Snake Gourd

Celosia

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

North America, Central America, South America, Middle Africa, Asia, Central Asia

Types

Cristata, Plumosa, Spicata

Number of Varieties

-3

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-71-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-2

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

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Y-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Reduce watering during fall, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Prune ocassionally

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

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

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Birds

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina

CELOSIA argentea

Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

Celosia

In Hindi

चिचिण्डा

Celosia

In German

Schlangenhaargurke

Celosia

In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Celosia

In Spanish

snake gourd

Celosia

In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα

Celosia

In Portuguese

snake gourd

Celosia

In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata

celosia

In Latin

snake gourd

Celosia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Caryophyllales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Celosia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

2711

1 27800

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Properties of Snake Gourd and Celosia

Wondering what are the properties of Snake Gourd and Celosia? We provide you with everything About Snake Gourd and Celosia. Snake Gourd doesn't have thorns and Celosia 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 Celosia 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 Celosia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Celosia

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

Snake Gourd and Celosia Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Celosia physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Celosia height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Celosia are as follows:

Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Celosia flower color: Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender and Ivory
Celosia leaf color: Green

Care of Snake Gourd and Celosia

Care of Snake Gourd and Celosia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Celosia pruning is done Prune ocassionally. In summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Celosia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.