Sunflower

Summer Squash

About Sunflower and Summer Squash

Sunflower

Summer Squash

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

North America

Hybrid origin, North America, Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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8.50 cm

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60.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.46 cm

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90.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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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

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

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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

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

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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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

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

Birds, Butterflies

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5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

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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

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

Pulmonary afflictions

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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

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Summer Squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

summer squash

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Sommerkürbis

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

courges d'été

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

calabaza de verano

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

καλοκαίρι σκουός

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

abobrinha

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

latem squash

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

aestas cucurbitae

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

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

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Properties of Sunflower and Summer Squash

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Summer Squash? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Summer Squash. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Summer 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 Summer 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 Summer Squash and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Summer Squash

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

Sunflower and Summer Squash Physical Information

Sunflower and Summer Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Summer Squash height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Summer Squash are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Summer Squash flower color: Yellow and Orange
Summer Squash leaf color: Green

Care of Sunflower and Summer Squash

Care of Sunflower and Summer Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Summer 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 Summer Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.