Hyacinth

Winter Squash

About Hyacinth and Winter Squash

Hyacinth

Winter Squash

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

Origin

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Central America, Mexico, North America

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths

Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham

Number of Varieties

305

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Mediterranean region

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm7.62 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

5.10 cm50.80 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Peach, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender

Heart-shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Early Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove the old foliage

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Balanced organic fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphate

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Dry root rot, Fusarium leaf spot, Soft scales

Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Full Sun, Shade areas, Shallow soil

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Insects

Ants, Bees

Allergy

Asthma

Dermatitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Immunity, Manganese, Obesity, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

For making oil, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

CUCURBITA pepo 'White Crown of Thorns'

Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

Winter Squash

In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

कोंहड़ा

In German

Hyazinthe

Winter squash

In French

jacinthe

courges d'hiver

In Spanish

jacinto

calabaza de invierno

In Greek

υάκινθος

σκουός χειμώνα

In Portuguese

jacinto

abóbora

In Polish

hiacynt

dynia

In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Violales

Family

Liliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Hyacinthus

Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

327

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Hyacinth and Winter Squash

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

Compare Bulb Plants » More

Hyacinth and Sweet Potato Vine

Hyacinth and Dutch Iris

Hyacinth and Iris

» More Compare Bulb Plants

Season and Care of Hyacinth and Winter Squash

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

Hyacinth and Winter Squash Physical Information

Hyacinth and Winter Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Winter Squash height is 7.62 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Hyacinth and Winter Squash are as follows:

Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Hyacinth leaf color: Green
Winter Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Winter Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Hyacinth and Winter Squash

Care of Hyacinth and Winter Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Winter Squash pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove the old foliage. In summer Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Winter Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.