1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Tree
1.3 Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Not Available
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
old gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm1,100.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm1,300.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Orange Red, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
occasional watering once established
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
Apply 15-5-15
4.9 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
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
Air purification, Shadow Tree
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
antihelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Arthritis, constipation, hemiplagia, Inflammation
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
Grown for shade, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Lagenaria siceraria
Delonix regia
7.2 Common Name
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
Gulmohar, Royal Poinciana
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Flaschenkürbis
Flammenbaum
7.2.3 In French
Lagenaria siceraria
Delonix regia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lagenaria siceraria
malinche
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Tykwa pospolita
wianowłostka królewska
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
Brassicaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Papilionoideae
Caesalpinioideae
8.10 Number of Species