Wild Hyacinth

Snake Gourd

About Wild Hyacinth and Snake Gourd

Wild Hyacinth

Snake Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Cusick's camas, large camas

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, moist forests, Open Plains

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-105-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long slender

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Cottage Garden

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste

Food for animals

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Leucoderma, Urinary problems

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Root

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

Trichosanthes cucumerina

7.2 Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

7.2.1 In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

चिचिण्डा

7.2.2 In German

Hyazinthe

Schlangenhaargurke

7.2.3 In French

jacinthe

Trichosanthes cucumerina

7.2.4 In Spanish

jacinto

snake gourd

7.2.5 In Greek

υάκινθος

φίδι κολοκύθα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

jacinto

snake gourd

7.2.7 In Polish

hiacynt

Gurdlina ogórkowata

7.2.8 In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

snake gourd

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Hyacinthus

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Scilloideae

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

327

1 27800

Properties of Wild Hyacinth and Snake Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Wild Hyacinth and Snake Gourd

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

Wild Hyacinth and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Wild Hyacinth and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Wild Hyacinth and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Wild Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Wild Hyacinth leaf color: Green
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Wild Hyacinth and Snake Gourd

Care of Wild Hyacinth and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Wild Hyacinth 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.