Squash

Blue Giant

About Squash and Blue Giant

Squash

Blue Giant

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

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

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1112-15

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm17.78 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

240.00 cm10.16 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, 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

Reniform

Narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

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

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Cough, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vermifuge

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

For making oil

useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA argyrosperma

DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Squash

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

Squash

Blue Giant Grass

In German

Squash

Blue Giant Grass

In French

Squash

Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

calabacín

Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

σκουός

Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

abóbora

Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

kabaczek

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

cucurbita

Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Asparagales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Cucurbita

Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

2022

1 27800

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Properties of Squash and Blue Giant

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

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Season and Care of Squash and Blue Giant

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

Squash and Blue Giant Physical Information

Squash and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Squash and Blue Giant are as follows:

Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Squash leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Squash and Blue Giant

Care of Squash and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Squash pruning is done 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 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.