Squash

Green Velvet Boxwood

About Squash and Green Velvet Boxwood

Squash

Green Velvet Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Anthropogenic, meadows, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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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

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Green, Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Reniform

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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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, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

10-10-10

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Humidity, Moisture, Not Available

Pollution

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Cough, Vomiting

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bonsai, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Vermifuge

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA argyrosperma

BUXUS 'Green Velvet' COPF

7.2 Common Name

Squash

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Squash

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Squash

Grüner Samt boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Squash

Vert velours buis

7.2.4 In Spanish

calabacín

boj terciopelo verde

7.2.5 In Greek

σκουός

Πράσινο πυξάρι βελούδο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

abóbora

buxo veludo verde

7.2.7 In Polish

kabaczek

Green Velvet bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

cucurbita

Carl viridis praetoriola

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucurbita

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Squash and Green Velvet Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Squash and Green Velvet Boxwood

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

Squash and Green Velvet Boxwood Physical Information

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

Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Squash leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Green Velvet Boxwood flower color: Green and Light Yellow
Green Velvet Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Squash and Green Velvet Boxwood

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