1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, North America, Central America, South America
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
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
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach
Yellow, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Over-head watering
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot, Worms
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
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
Aphids, Beetles, Not Available
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
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
Not Available
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Food for animals
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ZEA mays var rugosa
Trichosanthes cucumerina
7.2 Common Name
Sweet Corn
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Le maïs sucré
Trichosanthes cucumerina
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό καλαμπόκι
φίδι κολοκύθα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Kukurydza
Gurdlina ogórkowata
7.2.8 In Latin
Dulcis frumentum
snake gourd
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Andropogoneae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Papilionoideae
8.10 Number of Species