Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
Mexico
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Types
Ornamental
Summer Squash
Number of Varieties
510
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
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USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-1
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
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Vining/Climbing
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Do not water frequently
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Botanical Name
SANVITALIA procumbens
CUCURBITA pepo 'Sunburst'
Common Name
Creeping Zinnia
Pattypan Squash
In Hindi
SANVITALIA procumbens
Pattypan Squash
In German
Husarenknopf
Gartenkürbis
In French
procumbens Sanvitalia
Cucurbita pepo
In Spanish
procumbens Sanvitalia
Cucurbita pepo
In Greek
procumbens SANVITALIA
Pattypan Σκουός
In Portuguese
procumbens Sanvitalia
Abobrinha, jerimum-mirim, courgette, curgete, abóbora-moganga, abóbora-porqueira, jerimum, abóbora-carneira, abóbora-de-porco ou abóbora-moranga
In Polish
procumbens SANVITALIA
patison
In Latin
Sanvitalia procumbens
Pattypan INLIDO