Butternut Squash

Spaghetti Squash

About Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash

Butternut Squash

Spaghetti Squash

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America, South America

North America, Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Scrubs, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-11

0 99

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

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.62 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Peach, Tan

White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Sand

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, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Applicable

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Ants, Bees

Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects, Small mammals

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, Immunity, Manganese, Rich in Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E

Nutrients, Rheumatism, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil, Used As Food

Sauces, Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA moschata 'Quantum'

CUCURBITA pepo 'Tivoli'

7.2 Common Name

Butternut Squash

Spaghetti Squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butternut Squash Plant

स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश

7.2.2 In German

Butternut Squash-Anlage

Spaghettikürbis

7.2.3 In French

Courge musquée Plante

Courge spaghetti

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de la calabaza de Butternut

स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश

7.2.5 In Greek

Κολοκύθια Φυτών

σπαγγέτι Σκουός

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Butternut Squash planta

Spaghetti Squash

7.2.7 In Polish

Piżmowa roślin

Dynia makaronowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta butternut cucurbitae

T INLIDO

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Violales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cucurbiteae

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Cucurbitoideae, Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

2730

1 27800

Properties of Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash

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

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Season and Care of Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash

Season and care of Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash is important to know. While considering everything about Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butternut Squash season is Summer and Fall and Spaghetti Squash season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Butternut Squash is Loam and for Spaghetti Squash is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Butternut Squash is Neutral and for Spaghetti Squash is Neutral.

Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash Physical Information

Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Butternut Squash height is 7.62 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Spaghetti Squash height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash are as follows:

Butternut Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butternut Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Spaghetti Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Spaghetti Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash

Care of Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butternut Squash pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Spaghetti Squash pruning is done Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butternut Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spaghetti Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.