1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Biennial and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Europe, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
waste ground, wastelands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
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
Vining/Climbing
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
Brown, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
Stomach burn
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
Blood purifying, Good for skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
Aphrodisiac
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Trichosanthes cucumerina
PASTINACA sativa
7.2 Common Name
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
Parsnip
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Schlangenhaargurke
Pastinake
7.2.3 In French
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Panais
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
φίδι κολοκύθα
Είδος δαυκίου
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Gurdlina ogórkowata
Pasternak
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Papilionoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species