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Common Spindle
Common Spindle

Delicata Squash
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Shrub
Vegetable

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
North America, Mexico, Central America

Types

Euonymus europaeus
Summer Squash, Winter Squash

Number of Varieties

151
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest
Cold Regions, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-7-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
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

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

900.00 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange
Orange, Dark Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Lemon yellow

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Arrowhead

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
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Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Insects

Allergy

Asthma
Skin irritation, Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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anti-cancer, Bone strength, Fiber, Indigestion, Nutrients, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus
CUCURBITA pepo 'Delicata'

Common Name

European spindle
Peanut Squash, Squash

In Hindi

आम धुरी
देलिकाता स्क्वाश

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel
Delicata Squash

In French

axe commun
Delicata Squash

In Spanish

husillo Común
Delicata Squash

In Greek

κοινή άξονα
Delicata Σκουός

In Portuguese

eixo comum
Delicata Squash

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona
Delicata Squash

In Latin

commune fusum
delicata Cucurbitae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta
Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales
Cucurbitales

Family

Celastraceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Euonymus
Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

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Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

30100
1 27800
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Difference Between Common Spindle and Delicata Squash

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Importance of Common Spindle and Delicata Squash

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Compare Facts of Common Spindle vs Delicata Squash

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Common Spindle vs Delicata Squash and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Common Spindle are Asthma whereas of Delicata Squash have Skin irritation and Skin rash respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Common Spindle has showy fruits and Delicata Squash has showy fruits. Also Common Spindle is not flowering and Delicata Squash is not flowering . You can compare Common Spindle and Delicata Squash facts and facts of other plants too.