Snake Gourd

Sugar Snap Pea

About Snake Gourd and Sugar Snap Pea

Snake Gourd

Sugar Snap Pea

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Mediterranean

Types

Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean

Number of Varieties

-8

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Fields, Loamy soils

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm4.20 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Egg-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering

Consistently

In Spring

Moderate

Adequately

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium

Compost, fertilize in winter

Pests and Diseases

Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Light Frost

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

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

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

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

As decorated salad

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals

Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina

PISUM sativum

Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

Garden Pea

In Hindi

चिचिण्डा

चीनी मटर

In German

Schlangenhaargurke

Kefe

In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Erbse

In Spanish

snake gourd

guisante

In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα

μπιζέλι

In Portuguese

snake gourd

ervilha

In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata

groch

In Latin

snake gourd

pea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Fabales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Pisum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

27150

1 27800

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Properties of Snake Gourd and Sugar Snap Pea

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

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Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Sugar Snap Pea

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

Snake Gourd and Sugar Snap Pea Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Sugar Snap Pea physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Sugar Snap Pea height is 30.00 cm and width 4.20 cm. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Sugar Snap Pea are as follows:

Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Sugar Snap Pea flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Sugar Snap Pea leaf color: Green, Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Snake Gourd and Sugar Snap Pea

Care of Snake Gourd and Sugar Snap Pea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sugar Snap Pea pruning is done Prune in flowering season and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Snap Pea needs Consistently and in winter, it needs Less Watering.