Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Eastern Asia
Types
-
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Number of Varieties
-35
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
High elevation
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-75-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-5
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Bi-lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Fungal leaf spots
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
-
Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Root, Root bark
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Container, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Trichosanthes cucumerina
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
Common Name
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
In Hindi
चिचिण्डा
fleeceflower
In German
Schlangenhaargurke
fleeceflower
In French
Trichosanthes cucumerina
fleeceflower
In Spanish
snake gourd
Polygonum affine
In Greek
φίδι κολοκύθα
fleeceflower
In Portuguese
snake gourd
fleeceflower
In Polish
Gurdlina ogórkowata
fleeceflower
In Latin
snake gourd
fleeceflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cucurbitales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Coccinia
Periscaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
-
Number of Species
2750
1
27800
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