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About Spaghetti Squash and Blue Giant

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Cucurbita pepo
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

106
0 40000
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Habitat

Scrubs, Shores of rivers or lakes
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1112-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-10

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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm10.16 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Pests and Diseases

-
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects, Small mammals
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients, Rheumatism, Swelling
-

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
-

Other Uses

Sauces, Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used As Food
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Tivoli'
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Spaghetti Squash
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Spaghettikürbis
Blue Giant Grass

In French

Courge spaghetti
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

σπαγγέτι Σκουός
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

Spaghetti Squash
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

Dynia makaronowa
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

T INLIDO
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Cucurbitales
Asparagales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Cucurbiteae
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Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

3022
1 27800
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Properties of Spaghetti Squash and Blue Giant

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

Season and Care of Spaghetti Squash and Blue Giant

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

Spaghetti Squash and Blue Giant Physical Information

Spaghetti Squash and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Spaghetti Squash height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Spaghetti Squash and Blue Giant are as follows:

  • Spaghetti Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green

  • Spaghetti Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

  • Blue Giant flower color: Yellow

  • Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Spaghetti Squash and Blue Giant

Care of Spaghetti Squash and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spaghetti Squash pruning is done Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Spaghetti Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.