Squill

Snake Gourd

About Squill and Snake Gourd

Squill

Snake Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Type

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Information

Minimum Height

Minimum Width

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Leaf Shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Sunlight

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

How to Plant?

Plant Maintenance

Watering Requirements

In Summer

In Spring

In Winter

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Pruning

Fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Common Name

In Hindi

In German

In French

In Spanish

In Greek

In Portuguese

In Polish

In Latin

Classification

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Europe, South Africa, Asia

Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana

Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden

2-8

21,22

Clump-Forming

15.00 cm

10.00 cm

White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet

Bicolor

Light Green

Several shades of Green

Light Green

Lance shaped

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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Drought

Container, Ground, Pot

From bulbs

Medium

Requires regular watering

Lots of watering

Moderate

Average Water

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

5-10-10 fertilizer

Crown rot

Drought

Showy

Single

✔✘

Medium

Matte

✔✘

Birds

convulsions, Vomiting

Ground Cover

Removes dandruff

✔✘

Air purification

Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems

Leaves, Root

Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic

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Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

SCILLA

Squill

Squille

Escila

σκιλοκρόμμυδο

Cila

Cebulica

Scilla

Plantae

Magnoliophyta

Lilopsida

Liliales

Liliaceae

Scilla

Angiosperms, Monocots

Hyacintheae

Scilloideae

Annual

Vegetable

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

5-7

12-1

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

Vining/Climbing

60.00 cm

90.00 cm

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Bicolor

Yellow, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Palmate

✔✘

Summer, Fall

Full Sun

Very Fast

Loam, Sand

Neutral

Well drained

Indeterminate

✔✘

Drought

Ground

Seedlings

Medium

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Lots of watering

Moderate

Average Water

Neutral

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Full Sun

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

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

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

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Showy

Single

✔✘

Coarse

Matte

✔✘

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

✔✘

Food for animals

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

Fruits, Leaves

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

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Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Trichosanthes cucumerina

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

चिचिण्डा

Schlangenhaargurke

Trichosanthes cucumerina

snake gourd

φίδι κολοκύθα

snake gourd

Gurdlina ogórkowata

snake gourd

Plantae

Magnoliophyta

Magnoliopsida

Cucurbitales

Cucurbitaceae

Coccinia

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Papilionoideae

Properties of Squill and Snake Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Squill and Snake Gourd? We provide you with everything About Squill and Snake Gourd. Squill doesn't have thorns and Snake Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Squill does not have fragrant flowers. Squill has allergic reactions like and Snake Gourd has allergic reactions like . 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 Squill and Snake Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Squill and Snake Gourd

Season and care of Squill and Snake Gourd is important to know. While considering everything about Squill and Snake Gourd, growing season is an essential factor. Squill season is and Snake Gourd season is . The type of soil for Squill is and for Snake Gourd is while the PH of soil for Squill is and for Snake Gourd is .

Squill and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Squill and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Squill height is and width whereas Snake Gourd height is and width . The color specification of Squill and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Squill flower color:
Squill leaf color:
Snake Gourd flower color:
Snake Gourd leaf color:

Care of Squill and Snake Gourd

Care of Squill and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Squill pruning is done and Snake Gourd pruning is done . In summer Squill needs and in winter, it needs . Whereas, in summer Snake Gourd needs and in winter, it needs .