Squash

Purple Lovegrass

About Squash and Purple Lovegrass

Squash

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Grass

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

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

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10 - 3

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

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

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

45.70 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

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5.10 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Reniform

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over 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, Alkaline

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

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Humidity, Moisture, Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Cough, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Vermifuge

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil

Showy Purposes

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA argyrosperma

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Squash

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Squash

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Squash

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

Squash

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

calabacín

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

σκουός

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

abóbora

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

kabaczek

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

cucurbita

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucurbita

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Squash and Purple Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Squash and Purple Lovegrass

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

Squash and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Squash and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Squash and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Squash leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Squash and Purple Lovegrass

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