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About Squash and Aibika

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Central America
Tropical Asia

Types

CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'
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Number of Varieties

40
0 40000
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Habitat

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Rocky Mountains, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
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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
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Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
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Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm40.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Reniform
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Early Spring, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Moist, Rich

The pH of Soil

Neutral
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Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water
Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
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Soil Type

Loam
Moist, Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Cabbage looper, Cutworms, Red blotch, Striped cucumber beetles
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Humidity, Moisture
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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms
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Allergy

Cough, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beauty Benefits

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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vermifuge
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds
Flowers

Other Uses

For making oil
Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA argyrosperma
Abelmoschus manihot

Common Name

Squash
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

In Hindi

Squash
aibika

In German

Squash
Maniok-Bisameibisch

In French

Squash
L'Aibika

In Spanish

calabacín
Aibika

In Greek

σκουός
aibika

In Portuguese

abóbora
Aibika

In Polish

kabaczek
aibika

In Latin

cucurbita
aibika

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Malvales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Malvaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Abelmoschus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe

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Subfamily

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Number of Species

2015
1 27800
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Properties of Squash and Aibika

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

Season and Care of Squash and Aibika

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

Squash and Aibika Physical Information

Squash and Aibika physical information is very important for comparison. Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Squash and Aibika are as follows:

  • Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold

  • Squash leaf color: Dark Green and Green

  • Aibika flower color: White

  • Aibika leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Squash and Aibika

Care of Squash and Aibika include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Squash pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Aibika pruning is done Remove dead leaves. In summer Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Aibika needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.