Crookneck Squash

Powder Puff Tree

About Crookneck Squash and Powder Puff Tree

Crookneck Squash

Powder Puff Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Shrub

1.3 Origin

North America, Central America, South America

South America

1.4 Types

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Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

9-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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180.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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240.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Red, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Orange, Gold, Salmon, Gray Green, Dark Green, Orange Red, Tan, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

Average Water Needs

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

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

Fungal Diseases, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

Homeopathy

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Animal Feed, Used as firewood

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

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA moschata

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2 Common Name

Butternut Squash, Cheese Pumpkin, Golden Cushaw Squash, Gourd, Pumpkin, Squash, Winter Crookneck Squash, Winter Squash

powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster

7.2.1 In Hindi

Crooknech squash

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.2 In German

Crooknech squash

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.3 In French

Crooknech squash

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Crooknech squash

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.5 In Greek

Crooknech squash

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Crooknech squash

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.7 In Polish

Crooknech squash

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.8 In Latin

Crooknech squash

Calliandra calothyrsus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Violales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucurbita

Calliandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cucurbiteae

Ingeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Mimosoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Crookneck Squash and Powder Puff Tree

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

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Season and Care of Crookneck Squash and Powder Puff Tree

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

Crookneck Squash and Powder Puff Tree Physical Information

Crookneck Squash and Powder Puff Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Crookneck Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Powder Puff Tree height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Crookneck Squash and Powder Puff Tree are as follows:

Crookneck Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Crookneck Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Powder Puff Tree flower color: Red and Magenta
Powder Puff Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green, Pink and Copper

Care of Crookneck Squash and Powder Puff Tree

Care of Crookneck Squash and Powder Puff Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crookneck Squash pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning and Powder Puff Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Crookneck Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Powder Puff Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.