Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
New Zealand
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Types
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Lagenaria siceraria
Number of Varieties
32
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-115-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Blue
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Caterpillar, Moths
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Allergy
Asthma
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Dysentry, Stomach pain
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Botanical Name
CORDYLINE australis 'Red Star'
Lagenaria siceraria
Common Name
Cabbage Palm
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
In Hindi
गोभी पेड़
लौकी
In German
Cabbage tree
Flaschenkürbis
In French
arbre de chou
Lagenaria siceraria
In Spanish
árbol de la col
Lagenaria siceraria
In Greek
λάχανο δέντρο
Τσότρα
In Portuguese
repolho árvore
Cabaça
In Polish
kapusta drzewo
Tykwa pospolita
In Latin
brassica ligno
utrem cucurbita
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Cucurbitales
Family
Asparagaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Acidosasa
Coccinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lomandroideae
Papilionoideae
Number of Species
427
1
27800
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