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About Squash

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
1.2 Type
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
4
Rank: 88 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
240.00 cm
Rank: 64 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Reniform
2.4 Thorns
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
66% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Cabbage looper, Cutworms, Red blotch, Striped cucumber beetles
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Humidity, Moisture, Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
60% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
65% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
No List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
1% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
78% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms
5.12 Allergy
Cough, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
98% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Vermifuge
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
For making oil
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CUCURBITA argyrosperma
7.2 Common Name
Squash
7.2.1 In Hindi
Squash
7.2.2 In German
Squash
7.2.3 In French
Squash
7.2.4 In Spanish
calabacín
7.2.5 In Greek
σκουός
7.2.6 In Portuguese
abóbora
7.2.7 In Polish
kabaczek
7.2.8 In Latin
cucurbita
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Cucurbitales
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
8.6 Genus
Cucurbita
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Squash

Want to know the properties of Squash? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Squash is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Cough and Vomiting. Squash Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Vermifuge

  • Part of plant used: Flowers, Fruits and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Squash Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Squash. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Squash physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 240.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Reniform. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
  • Leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Squash

Taking Squash Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Squash include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Squash

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Squash is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Squash is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 4 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'. This plant's habitat is Not Available and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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