Winter Squash

Creeping Mazus

About Winter Squash and Creeping Mazus

Winter Squash

Creeping Mazus

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Central America, Mexico, North America

Southeastern Asia, Nepal

Types

Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham

Number of Varieties

510

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-5

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.62 cm250.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

50.80 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Peach, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove the old foliage

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Balanced organic fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphate

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Dry root rot, Fusarium leaf spot, Soft scales

Insects

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Shade areas, Shallow soil

Cold climate

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Bees

Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Dermatitis

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Immunity, Manganese, Obesity, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E

Cough

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

For making oil, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'White Crown of Thorns'

MAZUS reptans

Common Name

Winter Squash

Creeping Mazus

In Hindi

कोंहड़ा

जीव Mazus

In German

Winter squash

Creeping Mazus

In French

courges d'hiver

Creeping Mazus

In Spanish

calabaza de invierno

arrastramiento Mazus

In Greek

σκουός χειμώνα

υφέρπουσα Mazus

In Portuguese

abóbora

Creeping Mazus

In Polish

dynia

Creeping Mazus

In Latin

cucurbita

reptilia Alba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

Order

Violales

Scrophulariales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Cucurbita

Mazus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mimuleae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Mimuloideae

Number of Species

2710

1 27800

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Properties of Winter Squash and Creeping Mazus

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

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Season and Care of Winter Squash and Creeping Mazus

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

Winter Squash and Creeping Mazus Physical Information

Winter Squash and Creeping Mazus physical information is very important for comparison. Winter Squash height is 7.62 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Creeping Mazus height is 250.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Winter Squash and Creeping Mazus are as follows:

Winter Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Winter Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Creeping Mazus flower color: White and Blue Violet
Creeping Mazus leaf color: Green

Care of Winter Squash and Creeping Mazus

Care of Winter Squash and Creeping Mazus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Winter Squash pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove the old foliage and Creeping Mazus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Winter Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Mazus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.