About Delicata Squash

Delicata Squash

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Summer Squash, Winter Squash

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

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

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange, Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Lemon yellow

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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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, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

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

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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

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

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation, Skin rash

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

Food for birds, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Bone strength, Fiber, Indigestion, Nutrients, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Delicata'

7.2 Common Name

Peanut Squash, Squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

देलिकाता स्क्वाश

7.2.2 In German

Delicata Squash

7.2.3 In French

Delicata Squash

7.2.4 In Spanish

Delicata Squash

7.2.5 In Greek

Delicata Σκουός

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Delicata Squash

7.2.7 In Polish

Delicata Squash

7.2.8 In Latin

delicata Cucurbitae

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Delicata Squash

Want to know the properties of Delicata Squash? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Delicata Squash is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation and Skin rash. Delicata Squash Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: anti-cancer, Bone strength, Fiber, Indigestion, Nutrients and Weight loss
Part of plant used: Fruits

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Delicata Squash Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Delicata Squash. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Delicata Squash physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 90.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Arrowhead. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Leaf color: Lemon yellow

Care of Delicata Squash

Taking Delicata Squash Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Delicata Squash include pruning, which should be done No pruning needed. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Delicata Squash

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Delicata Squash is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Delicata Squash is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Summer Squash, Winter Squash. This plant's habitat is Cold Regions and Subtropical climates and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.