Celery

Squash

About Celery and Squash

Celery

Squash

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA4

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available8-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

Upright/Erect

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow, Orange, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

Reniform

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

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, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

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, Alkaline

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 shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Cabbage looper, Cutworms, Red blotch, Striped cucumber beetles

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Frost

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Glossy

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

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms

5.12 Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Cough, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss

Vermifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

For making oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

CUCURBITA argyrosperma

7.2 Common Name

Celery

Squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

अजवायन

Squash

7.2.2 In German

Sellerie

Squash

7.2.3 In French

Céleri

Squash

7.2.4 In Spanish

Apio

calabacín

7.2.5 In Greek

Σέλινο

σκουός

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aipo

abóbora

7.2.7 In Polish

Seler

kabaczek

7.2.8 In Latin

apium

cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Apium

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Apieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Apioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Celery and Squash

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Squash

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

Celery and Squash Physical Information

Celery and Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Celery and Squash are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Squash leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Celery and Squash

Care of Celery and Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Squash pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.