Techny Arborvitae

Snake Gourd

About Techny Arborvitae and Snake Gourd

Techny Arborvitae

Snake Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Vegetable

Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, gardens, Roadsides

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-75-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Pyramidal

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Olive, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Brown, Black

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Wood

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THUJA occidentalis 'Techny'

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Common Name

White Cedar

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

In Hindi

Techny Arborvitae

चिचिण्डा

In German

Techny Lebensbaum

Schlangenhaargurke

In French

Techny Arborvitae

Trichosanthes cucumerina

In Spanish

Techny Arborvitae

snake gourd

In Greek

Techny Arborvitae

φίδι κολοκύθα

In Portuguese

Techny Arborvitae

snake gourd

In Polish

Techny Tuja

Gurdlina ogórkowata

In Latin

Techny Arborvitae

snake gourd

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Pinophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Pinales

Cucurbitales

Family

Cupressaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Thuja

Coccinia

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

127

1 27800

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Properties of Techny Arborvitae and Snake Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Techny Arborvitae and Snake Gourd

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

Techny Arborvitae and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Techny Arborvitae and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Techny Arborvitae height is 300.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Techny Arborvitae and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Techny Arborvitae flower color:
Techny Arborvitae leaf color: Dark Green
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Techny Arborvitae and Snake Gourd

Care of Techny Arborvitae and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Techny Arborvitae pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed and Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Techny Arborvitae needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.