Snake Gourd

Queen of all Poisons

About Snake Gourd and Queen of all Poisons

Snake Gourd

Queen of all Poisons

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not Available

Aconitum napellus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA250

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Damp shady woods, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-712-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

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

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 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Compound

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

reseeds

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Do not let dry out between waterings

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Not Available

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

poisonous if ingested, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Analgesic, Anodyne, Diaphoretic, Homeopathy, Used as a sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Aconitum

7.2 Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, blue rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

चिचिण्डा

बच्छनाभ

7.2.2 In German

Schlangenhaargurke

Eisenhut

7.2.3 In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.4 In Spanish

snake gourd

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.5 In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.6 In Portuguese

snake gourd

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.7 In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata

Tojad

7.2.8 In Latin

snake gourd

Queen of all Poisons

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Coccinia

Aconitum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Delphinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

27250

1 27800

Properties of Snake Gourd and Queen of all Poisons

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

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Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Queen of all Poisons

Season and care of Snake Gourd and Queen of all Poisons is important to know. While considering everything about Snake Gourd and Queen of all Poisons Care, growing season is an essential factor. Snake Gourd season is Summer and Fall and Queen of all Poisons season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Snake Gourd is Loam, Sand and for Queen of all Poisons is Not Available while the PH of soil for Snake Gourd is Neutral and for Queen of all Poisons is Not Available.

Snake Gourd and Queen of all Poisons Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Queen of all Poisons physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Queen of all Poisons height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Queen of all Poisons are as follows:

Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Queen of all Poisons flower color: Yellow
Queen of all Poisons leaf color: Not Available

Care of Snake Gourd and Queen of all Poisons

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