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Snake Gourd
Snake Gourd

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About Snake Gourd and Silver Feather Grass

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Grass

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Southern Europe

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

-2
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
Hills, Open grasslands, Open Plains, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-78-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
9 - 5

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
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm61.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Gray, Silver, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
reseeds, Root Division

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Drought Tolerant, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
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
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects
pollinators

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
Congestion, Rhinitis, Runny nose, Watery eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Borders, Informal Hedge

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
-

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves
-

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
Dried heads are used in floristry, suitable for cutting

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina
STIPA barbata

Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
Silver Feather Grass

In Hindi

चिचिण्डा
Silver Feather Grass

In German

Schlangenhaargurke
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'

In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina
Argent Plume Herbe

In Spanish

snake gourd
Silver Feather Grass

In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα
Silver Feather Grass

In Portuguese

snake gourd
Prata Pena Relva

In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata
Silver Feather Grass

In Latin

snake gourd
Silver Feather Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Poales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Coccinia
Stipa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Papilionoideae
-

Number of Species

2720
1 27800
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Properties of Snake Gourd and Silver Feather Grass

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

Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Silver Feather Grass

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

Snake Gourd and Silver Feather Grass Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Silver Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Silver Feather Grass height is 61.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Silver Feather Grass are as follows:

  • Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green

  • Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

  • Silver Feather Grass flower color: Gray, Silver and Yellow

  • Silver Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Snake Gourd and Silver Feather Grass

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