1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
United States
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
All sorts of environments
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
250.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
200.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
1.5 Plant Color
1.5.1 Flower Color
Lavender, Light Purple, Pink, Purple, White
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.5.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Yellow, Dark Green
1.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
1.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
1.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Yellow green, Orange Red
Green, Dark Green
1.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
1.6 Shape
1.6.1 Leaf Shape
1.7 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Black Spot, Caterpillars, Downy mildew, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, Rust, Scale insects, Thripes
Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
4.12 Allergy
Rash
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
5.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
Rosa blanda
Lagenaria siceraria
6.2 Common Name
smooth rose, prairie rose, wild rose, meadow rose
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
Rosa blanda
Flaschenkürbis
6.2.3 In French
Rosa blanda
Lagenaria siceraria
6.2.4 In Spanish
Rosa blanda
Lagenaria siceraria
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
Rosa blanda
Tykwa pospolita
6.2.8 In Latin
Rosa blanda
utrem cucurbita
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Papilionoideae
7.10 Number of Species