Sweet Onion

Butternut Squash

About Sweet Onion and Butternut Squash

Sweet Onion

Butternut Squash

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India

North America, Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Not Available

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm7.62 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.00 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

1.6 Plant Color

1.6.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow green

Yellow, Gold

1.6.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.6.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Peach, Tan

1.6.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

1.6.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

1.6.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

1.6.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

1.7 Shape

1.7.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Heart-shaped

1.8 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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2.3 Tolerances

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets

Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.7 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

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Showy

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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4.2.2 Edible Fruit

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4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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4.4 Showy Foliage

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4.5 Showy Bark

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4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Not Available

Ants, Bees

4.12 Allergy

Not Available

Dermatitis

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, Immunity, Manganese, Rich in Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

5.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use

For making oil, Used As Food

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

CUCURBITA moschata 'Quantum'

6.2 Common Name

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

Butternut Squash

6.2.1 In Hindi

मीठा प्याज

Butternut Squash Plant

6.2.2 In German

Sweet Onion

Butternut Squash-Anlage

6.2.3 In French

oignon doux

Courge musquée Plante

6.2.4 In Spanish

Cebolla dulce

Planta de la calabaza de Butternut

6.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

Κολοκύθια Φυτών

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebola doce

Butternut Squash planta

6.2.7 In Polish

słodka Cebula

Piżmowa roślin

6.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis cepa

Planta butternut cucurbitae

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Asparagales

Violales

7.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

7.6 Genus

Allium

Cucurbita

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Papilionoideae

7.10 Number of Species

80027

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Onion and Butternut Squash

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Butternut Squash

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

Sweet Onion and Butternut Squash Physical Information

Sweet Onion and Butternut Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Butternut Squash height is 7.62 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Butternut Squash are as follows:

Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green
Butternut Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butternut Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Sweet Onion and Butternut Squash

Care of Sweet Onion and Butternut Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butternut Squash pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sweet Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butternut Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.