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Bitter Gourd
Bitter Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Tree

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
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Types

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Cotinus Coggygria, American Smoketree

Number of Varieties

8010
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-75-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
8-3

Sunset Zone

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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Pink, Light Pink, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green
Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Burgundy, Plum

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Burgundy, Plum

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Red, Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

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Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Water deeply about once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 20-30-20 amount, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Leaf spot, Verticillium Wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Bees

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
Dermatitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve hair condition, Nourishes scalp, Removes dandruff
Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Insect Repellent
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-fungal, Detoxification, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Weight loss
Cholagogue, Febrifuge, Ophthalmic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology
Used as essential oil, Used for making yellow to orange dye, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Bicolor Pear'
COTINUS 'Grace'

Common Name

Bicolor Pear Gourd, Ornamental Gourd
Grace Smoketree, Smokebush, Smoketree

In Hindi

करेला
Smokebush

In German

Bittermelone
Smokebush

In French

Momordica charantia
Smokebush

In Spanish

Momordica charantia
Smokebush

In Greek

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Smokebush

In Portuguese

Momordica
Smokebush

In Polish

Przepękla ogórkowata
Smokebush

In Latin

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Smokebush

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Violales
Sapindales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Anacardiaceae

Genus

Momordica
Cotinus

Clade

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Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

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Rhoeae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Anacardioideae

Number of Species

804
1 27800
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Difference Between Bitter Gourd and Smokebush

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Importance of Bitter Gourd and Smokebush

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bitter Gourd and Smokebush. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bitter Gourd and Smokebush as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bitter Gourd is Anti-fungal, Detoxification, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders and Weight loss whereas of Smokebush is Cholagogue, Febrifuge and Ophthalmic. Bitter Gourd has beauty benefits as follows: Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve hair condition, Nourishes scalp and Removes dandruff while Smokebush has beauty benefits as follows: Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve hair condition, Nourishes scalp and Removes dandruff.

Compare Facts of Bitter Gourd vs Smokebush

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bitter Gourd vs Smokebush and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bitter Gourd are Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage whereas of Smokebush have Dermatitis respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bitter Gourd has showy fruits and Smokebush has no showy fruits. Also Bitter Gourd is not flowering and Smokebush is not flowering . You can compare Bitter Gourd and Smokebush facts and facts of other plants too.