Tree Echium

Bottle Gourd

About Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd

Tree Echium

Bottle Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Biennials

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

Canary Islands

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Echium pininana

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

102

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Habitat

tropical environments

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-105-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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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, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

Lagenaria siceraria

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash

In Hindi

Tree Echium

लौकी

In German

Baum Aciam

Flaschenkürbis

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Lagenaria siceraria

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Lagenaria siceraria

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Τσότρα

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Cabaça

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Tykwa pospolita

In Latin

lignum Aciam

utrem cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Cucurbitales

Family

Boraginaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Echium

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

6027

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd

Season and care of Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd is important to know. While considering everything about Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tree Echium season is and Bottle Gourd season is . The type of soil for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand and for Bottle Gourd is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline and for Bottle Gourd is Neutral.

Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd

Care of Tree Echium and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bottle Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.