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About Sunflower and Crookneck Squash

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
North America
North America, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
40NA
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10Not Available
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
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
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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
8.50 cm30.00 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.46 cm120.00 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Brown, Yellow
Yellow, Gold
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Chocolate, Ivory
Yellow, Green, Orange, Gold, Salmon, Gray Green, Dark Green, Orange Red, Tan, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
Heart-shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Dry, Light, Well drained
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Do not water frequently
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Dry, Light, Well drained
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Pulmonary afflictions
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds, Stem
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Helianths Annuus
CUCURBITA moschata
7.2 Common Name
Sunflower
Butternut Squash, Cheese Pumpkin, Golden Cushaw Squash, Gourd, Pumpkin, Squash, Winter Crookneck Squash, Winter Squash
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sūrajamukhī
Crooknech squash
7.2.2 In German
Sonnenblume
Crooknech squash
7.2.3 In French
Tournesol
Crooknech squash
7.2.4 In Spanish
Girasol
Crooknech squash
7.2.5 In Greek
ηλιοτρόπιο
Crooknech squash
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Girassol
Crooknech squash
7.2.7 In Polish
słonecznik
Crooknech squash
7.2.8 In Latin
Helianthus
Crooknech squash
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
Violales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
Cucurbitaceae
8.6 Genus
Heilanthus
Cucurbita
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Heliantheae
Cucurbiteae
8.9 Subfamily
Helianthodeae
Cucurbitoideae
8.10 Number of Species
705
About Calla Lily
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Properties of Sunflower and Crookneck Squash

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Crookneck Squash? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Crookneck Squash. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Crookneck Squash doesn't have thorns. Also Sunflower does not have fragrant flowers. Sunflower has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes and Crookneck Squash has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes. 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 Sunflower and Crookneck Squash and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Sunflower and Crookneck Squash

Season and care of Sunflower and Crookneck Squash is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Crookneck Squash Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Crookneck Squash season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Crookneck Squash is Loam while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Crookneck Squash is Neutral.

Sunflower and Crookneck Squash Physical Information

Sunflower and Crookneck Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Crookneck Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Crookneck Squash are as follows:

  • Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow

  • Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green

  • Crookneck Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold

  • Crookneck Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Sunflower and Crookneck Squash

Care of Sunflower and Crookneck Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Crookneck Squash pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Crookneck Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.