Umbrella Tree

Bottle Gourd

About Umbrella Tree and Bottle Gourd

Umbrella Tree

Bottle Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Biennials

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Not Avaialble

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

1002

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Secondary

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-85-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-5

12-1

Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

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

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

910.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

910.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Rose

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Fertilizers

Balanced organic fertilizer

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

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Scale Insects, Snails

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Formal Garden, 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

Odontalgic, Stomachic

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

Part of Plant Used

Bark

Fruits

Other Uses

Used for flooring, cabinet making

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MAGNOLIA macrophylla

Lagenaria siceraria

Common Name

Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree

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

In Hindi

मैगनोलिया

लौकी

In German

Umbrella Tree

Flaschenkürbis

In French

Umbrella Tree

Lagenaria siceraria

In Spanish

Árbol de paraguas

Lagenaria siceraria

In Greek

Umbrella Tree

Τσότρα

In Portuguese

Árvore de guarda-chuva

Cabaça

In Polish

Umbrella Tree

Tykwa pospolita

In Latin

O lignum

utrem cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Magnoliales

Cucurbitales

Family

Magnoliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Magnolia

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Magnolioideae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

327

1 27800

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Properties of Umbrella Tree and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Umbrella Tree and Bottle Gourd

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

Umbrella Tree and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Umbrella Tree and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Umbrella Tree height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Umbrella Tree and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Umbrella Tree flower color: White
Umbrella Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green and Silver
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Umbrella Tree and Bottle Gourd

Care of Umbrella Tree and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Umbrella Tree pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts 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 Umbrella Tree 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.