Snake Gourd

Peppermint

About Snake Gourd and Peppermint

Snake Gourd

Peppermint

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Herbaceous Perennial, Herbs

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Europe, Middle East

Types

Mentha × piperita 'Candymint', Mentha × piperita 'Citrata', Mentha × piperita 'Crispa'

Number of Varieties

-25

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Wide range of ecological site

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-73-7

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

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm50.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Ovate elongated

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer, Mid Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very 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

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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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

Bees

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

flushing of face, Headache, Heartburn, Sore Throat

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Maintains teeth healthy

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals

Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Mouth Sores, Pain killer, Vitamin A

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

In toothpaste, Mouth freshner, Used in flavouring curries, teas, used in Indian cuisine in curries

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Herb

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Mentha × piperita

Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

Peppermint

In Hindi

चिचिण्डा

पिपरमिंट

In German

Schlangenhaargurke

Pfefferminze

In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Menthe poivrée

In Spanish

snake gourd

Mentha × piperita

In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα

Μέντα

In Portuguese

snake gourd

Hortelã-pimenta

In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata

Mięta pieprzowa

In Latin

snake gourd

Peppermint

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Lamiales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Mentha

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

2718

1 27800

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Properties of Snake Gourd and Peppermint

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

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Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Peppermint

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

Snake Gourd and Peppermint Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Peppermint physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Peppermint height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Peppermint are as follows:

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

Care of Snake Gourd and Peppermint

Care of Snake Gourd and Peppermint include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Peppermint pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires very little pruning. In summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Peppermint needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.