Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Lagenaria siceraria
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
2140
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-73-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12 - 1
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
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
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Groundcover
Botanical Name
Lagenaria siceraria
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
लौकी
Bassia scoparia
In German
Flaschenkürbis
Besen-Radmelde
In French
Lagenaria siceraria
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
Lagenaria siceraria
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
Τσότρα
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
Cabaça
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
Tykwa pospolita
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
utrem cucurbita
Bassia scoparia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Coccinia
Bassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
274
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27800
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