Snake Gourd

Rainbow Cactus

About Snake Gourd and Rainbow Cactus

Snake Gourd

Rainbow Cactus

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

Number of Varieties

-15

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7-9999

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

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Purple, Purplish Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Needs very little water

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

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

Decoration Purposes

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

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

In Hindi

चिचिण्डा

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In German

Schlangenhaargurke

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Spanish

snake gourd

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Portuguese

snake gourd

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Latin

snake gourd

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Caryophyllales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Echinocereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

2730

1 27800

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Properties of Snake Gourd and Rainbow Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Rainbow Cactus

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

Snake Gourd and Rainbow Cactus Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Rainbow Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color:

Care of Snake Gourd and Rainbow Cactus

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