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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Perennial
Vegetable

Origin

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North America, Mexico, Central America

Types

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
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Number of Varieties

1820
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Mountains
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USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-4
12-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
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

Cushion/Mound-forming
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.50 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Yellow, Orange

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Lung shaped
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full 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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
Do not water frequently

In Summer

Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering

In Spring

Average Water
Moderate

In Winter

Adequately
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

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
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

Powdery mildew, Slugs
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Coarse
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Fruits

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'

Common Name

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Summer Squash

In Hindi

Lungwort
summer squash

In German

Lungenkraut
Sommerkürbis

In French

pulmonaire
courges d'été

In Spanish

Lungwort
calabaza de verano

In Greek

Lungwort
καλοκαίρι σκουός

In Portuguese

pulmonária
abobrinha

In Polish

płucnik
latem squash

In Latin

Lungwort
aestas cucurbitae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Ascomycota
Magnoliophyta

Class

Ascomycetes
Magnoliopsida

Order

Peltigerales
Violales

Family

Boraginaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Pulmonaria
Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Boragineae
Cucurbiteae

Subfamily

Boraginoideae
Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

185
1 27800
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Difference Between Lungwort and Summer Squash

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Importance of Lungwort and Summer Squash

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lungwort and Summer Squash. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lungwort 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 Lungwort is Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic and Resolvent whereas of Summer Squash is . Lungwort has beauty benefits as follows: while Summer Squash has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Lungwort vs Summer Squash

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