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What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Vegetable

Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types
-

Number of Varieties
-

Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-7

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 cm 100

Minimum Width
90.00 cm 85

Plant Color

Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark 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

Thorns
No

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
Yes

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

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

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

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

Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
Yes

Edible Fruit
Yes

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Coarse

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Food for animals

Plant Benefits

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

Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Trichosanthes cucumerina

Common Name
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

In Hindi
चिचिण्डा

In German
Schlangenhaargurke

In French
Trichosanthes cucumerina

In Spanish
snake gourd

In Greek
φίδι κολοκύθα

In Portuguese
snake gourd

In Polish
Gurdlina ogórkowata

In Latin
snake gourd

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Cucurbitales

Family
Cucurbitaceae

Genus
Coccinia

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Papilionoideae

Number of Species
27 100

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Properties of Snake Gourd

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Snake Gourd Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Snake Gourd. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Snake Gourd physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 90.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Palmate. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Snake Gourd

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Season and care of Snake Gourd

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Snake Gourd is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Snake Gourd is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are - varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Loamy soils, Moist Soils and Subtropical climates and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-7. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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