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Cucurbitaceae
Pointed gourd
Trichosanthes dioica
Also known as Parwal, Trichosanthes dioica var. sagittifolia, Green potato creeper, Anguina dioica
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Pointed Gourd · Tropical Vine · Vegetable · South Asian · Cucurbit · Trellis · Edible · Dioica · Warm Season · Culinary
Pointed gourd is a vigorous tropical vine from South Asia that requires a sturdy trellis or support structure for best yields. Keep soil consistently moist and provide at least 6-8 hours of sunlight daily in a warm, frost-free environment. It is valued as a vegetable crop in Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine, with both the fruits and leaves used in cooking.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 7 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is thoroughly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- 60°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 9a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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