1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Hybrid origin, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
Lawn
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm150.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
White, Red, Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
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
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Reduce watering in winter, Water frequently while growing
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Leafminer
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
Anaphylaxis, Oral Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Bonsai
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
Astringent, Diuretic, Febrifuge
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Fruits, Pulp, Tree trunks
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
Cosmetics, Disinfectant, Edible syrup
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Trichosanthes cucumerina
CITRUS limon 'Ponderosa'
7.2 Common Name
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
Lemon, Ponderosa Lemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Schlangenhaargurke
Ponderosa Zitrone
7.2.3 In French
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Citron Ponderosa
7.2.4 In Spanish
snake gourd
Ponderosa Lemon
7.2.5 In Greek
φίδι κολοκύθα
Ponderosa Lemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
snake gourd
Ponderosa Lemon
7.2.7 In Polish
Gurdlina ogórkowata
Ponderosa Lemon
7.2.8 In Latin
snake gourd
Ponderosa Lemon
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Papilionoideae
Aurantioideae
8.10 Number of Species