Squash

Bearded Iris

About Squash and Bearded Iris

Squash

Bearded Iris

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Types

CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'

Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-113-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

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

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm91.40 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

240.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Reniform

Long Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

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

Bacterial leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Humidity, Moisture

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms

Bees

Allergy

Cough, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vermifuge

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

For making oil

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA argyrosperma

IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'

Common Name

Squash

Bearded Iris

In Hindi

Squash

Bearded Iris

In German

Squash

Schwertlilie

In French

Squash

Iris barbu

In Spanish

calabacín

Iris barbudo

In Greek

σκουός

γενειοφόρος Iris

In Portuguese

abóbora

bearded Iris

In Polish

kabaczek

brodaty Iris

In Latin

cucurbita

Volunt barbati Iris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Asparagales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Iridaceae

Genus

Cucurbita

Iris

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Irideae

Subfamily

Iridoideae

Number of Species

20300

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Squash and Bearded Iris

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

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Squash and Citrullus Lanatus

Squash and Watermelon

Squash and Jubilee Watermelon

» More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Squash and Bearded Iris

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

Squash and Bearded Iris Physical Information

Squash and Bearded Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Bearded Iris height is 91.40 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Squash and Bearded Iris are as follows:

Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Squash leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Bearded Iris flower color: Sky Blue
Bearded Iris leaf color: Green

Care of Squash and Bearded Iris

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