Cheese Pumpkin

Japanese Boxwood

About Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood

Cheese Pumpkin

Japanese Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable, Vines

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Winter squash, Field pumpkin, Crookneck pumpkin

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

close to waterfalls, Riverbanks, Warmer regions, waterways, Wet ground

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-65-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

609.60 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange Red, Yellow Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

prune leaves so as to circulate fresh air, Remove Vines

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Gray leaf blight, Scab

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Beetles, Bugs

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness, Swelling in the face

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anemia, Antibacterial, anti-cancer, cholesterol-lowering, High blood pressure, Immunity, Prevention of convulsion, Regulates Blood Sugar

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in salads

Not Available

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, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA moschata 'Long Island Cheese'

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

7.2 Common Name

Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, Winter Pumpkin

Japanese box littleleaf box

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी कद्दू

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

chinesisch Kürbis

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

potiron chinois

Boxwood japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

calabaza china

El boj japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

κινέζικο κολοκύθα

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

abóbora chinês

Boxwood japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Chiński dyni

japoński Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese cucurbita

Boxwood Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Violales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucurbita

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cucurbiteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

970

1 27800

Properties of Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood

Wondering what are the properties of Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood? We provide you with everything About Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood. Cheese Pumpkin doesn't have thorns and Japanese Boxwood doesn't have thorns. Also Cheese Pumpkin does not have fragrant flowers. Cheese Pumpkin has allergic reactions like Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness and Swelling in the face and Japanese Boxwood has allergic reactions like Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness and Swelling in the face. 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 Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood

Season and care of Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood is important to know. While considering everything about Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cheese Pumpkin season is Early Winter and Japanese Boxwood season is Early Winter. The type of soil for Cheese Pumpkin is Well drained and for Japanese Boxwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cheese Pumpkin is Neutral and for Japanese Boxwood is Acidic, Neutral.

Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood Physical Information

Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Cheese Pumpkin height is 91.44 cm and width 609.60 cm whereas Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood are as follows:

Cheese Pumpkin flower color: Yellow
Cheese Pumpkin leaf color: Green, Light Green
Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood

Care of Cheese Pumpkin and Japanese Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cheese Pumpkin pruning is done prune leaves so as to circulate fresh air and Remove Vines and Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cheese Pumpkin needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.