Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
China, Japan
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
3-
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Woods
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-95-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
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
91.50 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.50 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Pink, White
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Moist
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Nematodes, Ring spot, Stem rot, Verticillium Wilt
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Chronic fatigue, Cold, Cough, Gout, Headache, hemorrhoids, Hepatitis, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Muscle Pain, Nerve pain, Osteoarthritis, Premenstrual syndrome, Respiratory Disorders, Treating fever
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Botanical Name
Paonia lactiflora
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Common Name
Chinese Peony
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
In Hindi
Paonia lactiflora
चिचिण्डा
In German
Paonia lactiflora
Schlangenhaargurke
In French
Paonia lactiflora
Trichosanthes cucumerina
In Spanish
lactiflora paonia
snake gourd
In Greek
Paonia lactiflora
φίδι κολοκύθα
In Portuguese
Paonia lactiflora
snake gourd
In Polish
Paonia lactiflora
Gurdlina ogórkowata
In Latin
Paonia lactiflora
snake gourd
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dilleniales
Cucurbitales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Coccinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Papilionoideae
Number of Species
127
1
27800
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