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Summer Squash and Gillyflower


What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Herbaceous Perennial  
Vegetable  

Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada  
North America, Mexico, Central America  

Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock  
-  

Number of Varieties
75  
99+
20  
99+

Habitat
Cultivated Beds  
-  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
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
Upright/Erect  
Vining/Climbing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
38.10 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
20.30 cm  
99+
90.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet  
Yellow, Orange  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Yellow  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate  
Heart-shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Divison  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
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
Slightly Acidic  
Neutral  

Soil Type
Sandy  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
-  
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Butterflies  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod  
Fruits  

Other Uses
Used as a dye  
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Matthiola incana  
CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'  

Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower  
Summer Squash  

In Hindi
gillyflower  
summer squash  

In German
Garten-Levkoje  
Sommerkürbis  

In French
Gillyflower  
courges d'été  

In Spanish
Gillyflower  
calabaza de verano  

In Greek
Gillyflower  
καλοκαίρι σκουός  

In Portuguese
Matthiola incana  
abobrinha  

In Polish
Gillyflower  
latem squash  

In Latin
Matthiola incana  
aestas cucurbitae  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Capparales  
Violales  

Family
Polemoniaceae  
Cucurbitaceae  

Genus
Gilia  
Cucurbita  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Gilieae  
Cucurbiteae  

Subfamily
Polemonioideae  
Cucurbitoideae  

Number of Species
25  
5  
99+

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Difference Between Gillyflower and Summer Squash

If you are confused whether Gillyflower or Summer Squash are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Gillyflower and Summer Squash Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Gillyflower are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Summer Squash fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Gillyflower and Summer Squash if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Gillyflower and Summer Squash

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Gillyflower and Summer Squash. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Gillyflower and Summer Squash as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Gillyflower is Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant and Stomachic whereas of Summer Squash is . Gillyflower has beauty benefits as follows: while Summer Squash has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Gillyflower vs Summer 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 Gillyflower vs Summer 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 Gillyflower are whereas of Summer Squash have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Gillyflower has no showy fruits and Summer Squash has showy fruits. Also Gillyflower is not flowering and Summer Squash is flowering. You can compare Gillyflower and Summer Squash facts and facts of other plants too.

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