Snake Gourd

Pima Pineapple

About Snake Gourd and Pima Pineapple

Snake Gourd

Pima Pineapple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7

8-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

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

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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15.20 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

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20.30 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

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

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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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

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina

CORYPHANTHA

7.2 Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

Pima Pineapple

7.2.1 In Hindi

चिचिण्डा

Pima अनानस

7.2.2 In German

Schlangenhaargurke

Pima Ananas

7.2.3 In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Pima ananas

7.2.4 In Spanish

snake gourd

Pima piña

7.2.5 In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα

Pima Ανανάς

7.2.6 In Portuguese

snake gourd

Pima Pineapple

7.2.7 In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata

Pima Ananas

7.2.8 In Latin

snake gourd

Pineapple Pima

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Coccinia

Coryphantha

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Snake Gourd and Pima Pineapple

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

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Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Pima Pineapple

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

Snake Gourd and Pima Pineapple Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Pima Pineapple physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Pima Pineapple height is 15.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Pima Pineapple are as follows:

Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Pima Pineapple flower color: Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta and Coral
Pima Pineapple leaf color: Not Available

Care of Snake Gourd and Pima Pineapple

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