Snake Gourd

Serrano Pepper

About Snake Gourd and Serrano Pepper

Snake Gourd

Serrano Pepper

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Chili Pepper

Number of Varieties

-25

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Open areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7-9999

0 99

👆🏻

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

90.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Red, Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Elliptic

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

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

fungus, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Hives, Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Food for animals

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Diphtheria, Gout, Malignant Scarlet Fever, Paralysis

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina

CAPSICUM annuum 'Serrano'( Longum Group)

Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

Hot Chili Pepper, Serrano Pepper

In Hindi

चिचिण्डा

Serrano Kali Mirch

In German

Schlangenhaargurke

Serrano Pfeffer

In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Piment serrano

In Spanish

snake gourd

Chile serrano

In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα

Serrano pepper

In Portuguese

snake gourd

Serrano pimenta

In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata

Serrano pieprz

In Latin

snake gourd

Serrano piperis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Solanales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Capsicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Capsiceae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Solanoideae

Number of Species

2727

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Snake Gourd and Serrano Pepper

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

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Snake Gourd and Chayote

Snake Gourd and Eggplant

Snake Gourd and Zucchini

» More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Serrano Pepper

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

Snake Gourd and Serrano Pepper Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Serrano Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Serrano Pepper height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Serrano Pepper are as follows:

Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Serrano Pepper flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Serrano Pepper leaf color: Green

Care of Snake Gourd and Serrano Pepper

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