1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Not Available
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.5.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
Not Available
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.6 AHS Heat Zone
1.9 Sunset Zone
12, 13, 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
1.12 Habit
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.3.1 Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
Red, Orange, Salmon
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Yellow, Dark Green
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
10.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Reduce watering in winter
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
10.5.2 Soil Type
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
10.7 Pruning
No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
10.8 Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil before planting, slow-release fertilizers
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Stem Rot, fungus, Mealybugs, Spider mites
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
10.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
11.12 Allergy
Not Available
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits, Leaves
12.2.3 Other Uses
Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
Cleistocactus Winteri
Trichosanthes cucumerina
13.2 Common Name
Golden rat tail, rat tail cactus
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
13.2.1 In Hindi
cleistocactus winteri
चिचिण्डा
13.2.2 In German
Cleistocactus winteri
Schlangenhaargurke
13.2.3 In French
Cleistocactus winteri
Trichosanthes cucumerina
13.2.4 In Spanish
Cleistocactus winteri
snake gourd
13.2.5 In Greek
cleistocactus winteri
φίδι κολοκύθα
13.2.6 In Portuguese
Cleistocactus Winteri
snake gourd
13.2.7 In Polish
Cleistocactus Winteri
Gurdlina ogórkowata
13.2.8 In Latin
Cleistocactus Winteri
snake gourd
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
14.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Cucurbitales
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
14.8 Tribe
Trichocereeae
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae
Papilionoideae
14.10 Number of Species