Boston Ivy

Fairytale Pumpkin

About Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin

Boston Ivy

Fairytale Pumpkin

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vines

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

United States, Mexico

Hybrid origin, North America, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests

Fields, Homesteads

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-103-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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

Vine/Liana

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Olive, Orange Red, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use 6-6-6 amounts

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

Striped cucumber beetles

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flea beetles, Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Red eyes, Respiratory problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cancer, constipation, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Vines

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

CUCURBITA moschata 'Fairytale'

7.2 Common Name

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

Fairytale Pumpkin

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boston Ivy

कद्दू

7.2.2 In German

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

Fairytale Kürbis

7.2.3 In French

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

Pumpkin Fairytale

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boston Ivy

calabaza fairytale

7.2.5 In Greek

Boston Ivy

παραμύθι κολοκύθας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boston Ivy

abóbora do conto de fadas

7.2.7 In Polish

Boston Ivy

Fairytale dyni

7.2.8 In Latin

Boston Ivy

Fairytale Cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Vitales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Vitaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Parthenocissus

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin

Wondering what are the properties of Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin? We provide you with everything About Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin. Boston Ivy doesn't have thorns and Fairytale Pumpkin doesn't have thorns. Also Boston Ivy does not have fragrant flowers. Boston Ivy has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Fairytale Pumpkin has allergic reactions like Skin irritation. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin

Season and care of Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin is important to know. While considering everything about Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin Care, growing season is an essential factor. Boston Ivy season is Not Available and Fairytale Pumpkin season is Not Available. The type of soil for Boston Ivy is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Fairytale Pumpkin is Loam while the PH of soil for Boston Ivy is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Fairytale Pumpkin is Acidic, Neutral.

Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin Physical Information

Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin physical information is very important for comparison. Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Fairytale Pumpkin height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin are as follows:

Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy
Fairytale Pumpkin flower color: Yellow and Gold
Fairytale Pumpkin leaf color: Light Green

Care of Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin

Care of Boston Ivy and Fairytale Pumpkin include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boston Ivy pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering and Fairytale Pumpkin pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Boston Ivy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fairytale Pumpkin needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.