Chives

Cheese Pumpkin

About Chives and Cheese Pumpkin

Chives

Cheese Pumpkin

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Vegetable, Vines

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

North America, Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives

Winter squash, Field pumpkin, Crookneck pumpkin

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

500NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-91-6

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

203.00 cm91.44 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm609.60 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Orange Red, Yellow Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Early Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry

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

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, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads

prune leaves so as to circulate fresh air, Remove Vines

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes

Gray leaf blight, Scab

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Salt and Soil Compaction

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

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

Not Available

Beetles, Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash

Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness, Swelling in the face

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

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

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

CUCURBITA moschata 'Long Island Cheese'

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, Winter Pumpkin

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

चीनी कद्दू

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

chinesisch Kürbis

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

potiron chinois

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

calabaza china

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

κινέζικο κολοκύθα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

abóbora chinês

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Chiński dyni

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Chinese cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Violales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cucurbiteae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA9

1 27800

Properties of Chives and Cheese Pumpkin

Wondering what are the properties of Chives and Cheese Pumpkin? We provide you with everything About Chives and Cheese Pumpkin. Chives doesn't have thorns and Cheese Pumpkin doesn't have thorns. Also Chives does not have fragrant flowers. Chives has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue and Skin rash and Cheese Pumpkin has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue and Skin rash. 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 Chives and Cheese Pumpkin and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chives and Cheese Pumpkin

Season and care of Chives and Cheese Pumpkin is important to know. While considering everything about Chives and Cheese Pumpkin Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chives season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Cheese Pumpkin season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chives is Loam, Sand and for Cheese Pumpkin is Well drained while the PH of soil for Chives is Neutral and for Cheese Pumpkin is Neutral.

Chives and Cheese Pumpkin Physical Information

Chives and Cheese Pumpkin physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Cheese Pumpkin height is 91.44 cm and width 609.60 cm. The color specification of Chives and Cheese Pumpkin are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Cheese Pumpkin flower color: Yellow
Cheese Pumpkin leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Chives and Cheese Pumpkin

Care of Chives and Cheese Pumpkin include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads and Cheese Pumpkin pruning is done prune leaves so as to circulate fresh air and Remove Vines. In summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cheese Pumpkin needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.