Shallot

Crookneck Squash

About Shallot and Crookneck Squash

Shallot

Crookneck Squash

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Asia

North America, Central America, South America

Types

Bulb Vegetable

Number of Varieties

108

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Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.00 cm

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Minimum Width

10.20 cm120.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

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

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not water frequently

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Fruits

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

CUCURBITA moschata

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

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

In Hindi

Shallot

Crooknech squash

In German

Schalotte

Crooknech squash

In French

échalote

Crooknech squash

In Spanish

chalote

Crooknech squash

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Crooknech squash

In Portuguese

Sallot

Crooknech squash

In Polish

Sallot

Crooknech squash

In Latin

Sallot

Crooknech squash

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Violales

Family

Liliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Allium

Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cucurbiteae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

7505

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Properties of Shallot and Crookneck Squash

Wondering what are the properties of Shallot and Crookneck Squash? We provide you with everything About Shallot and Crookneck Squash. Shallot doesn't have thorns and Crookneck Squash doesn't have thorns. Also Shallot does not have fragrant flowers. Shallot has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses and Crookneck Squash has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses. 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 Shallot and Crookneck Squash and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shallot and Crookneck Squash

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

Shallot and Crookneck Squash Physical Information

Shallot and Crookneck Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Crookneck Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Crookneck Squash are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Crookneck Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Crookneck Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Shallot and Crookneck Squash

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