1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
North America, Mexico, Central America
Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not available
Vine, Flowering plant
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Scrubs, Shores of rivers or lakes
All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm15.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Purple, Rose
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Purple, Dark Green, Black
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 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
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Applicable
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects, Small mammals
Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients, Rheumatism, Swelling
Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber
6.2.3 Other Uses
Sauces, Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used As Food
Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CUCURBITA pepo 'Tivoli'
IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'
7.2 Common Name
Spaghetti Squash
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Spaghettikürbis
Süßkartoffel
7.2.3 In French
Courge spaghetti
Patate douce
7.2.4 In Spanish
स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश
Ipomoea batatas
7.2.5 In Greek
σπαγγέτι Σκουός
Sweet potato
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Spaghetti Squash
Batata-doce
7.2.7 In Polish
Dynia makaronowa
Wilec ziemniaczany
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
Convolvulaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cucurbiteae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae, Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species