Boston Ivy

Summer Squash

About Boston Ivy and Summer Squash

Boston Ivy

Summer Squash

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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, Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10Not Available

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

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Stem Cutting

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained

Do not water frequently

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

Well drained

Loam, Sand

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

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

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

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Vines

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a nutritious food item, 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, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'

7.2 Common Name

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

Summer Squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boston Ivy

summer squash

7.2.2 In German

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

Sommerkürbis

7.2.3 In French

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

courges d'été

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boston Ivy

calabaza de verano

7.2.5 In Greek

Boston Ivy

καλοκαίρι σκουός

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boston Ivy

abobrinha

7.2.7 In Polish

Boston Ivy

latem squash

7.2.8 In Latin

Boston Ivy

aestas cucurbitae

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Vitales

Violales

8.5 Family

Vitaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Parthenocissus

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cucurbiteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

125

1 27800

Properties of Boston Ivy and Summer Squash

Wondering what are the properties of Boston Ivy and Summer Squash? We provide you with everything About Boston Ivy and Summer Squash. Boston Ivy doesn't have thorns and Summer Squash doesn't have thorns. Also Boston Ivy does not have fragrant flowers. Boston Ivy has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Summer Squash 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 Summer Squash and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boston Ivy and Summer Squash

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

Boston Ivy and Summer Squash Physical Information

Boston Ivy and Summer Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Summer Squash height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Boston Ivy and Summer Squash are as follows:

Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy
Summer Squash flower color: Yellow and Orange
Summer Squash leaf color: Green

Care of Boston Ivy and Summer Squash

Care of Boston Ivy and Summer Squash 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 Summer Squash pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Boston Ivy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Summer Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.