Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Vegetable
Origin
Mexico, Central America
North America, Mexico, Central America
Types
-
Cucurbita pepo
Number of Varieties
3010
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Scrubs, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-139-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-1
Sunset Zone
H2, 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
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Consistently
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black Spot, Scale
-
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects, Small mammals
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Nutrients, Rheumatism, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Sauces, Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
LYCASTE cochleata
CUCURBITA pepo 'Tivoli'
Common Name
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
Spaghetti Squash
In Hindi
Lycaste Orchid
स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश
In German
Lycaste Orchidee
Spaghettikürbis
In French
Lycaste orchidée
Courge spaghetti
In Spanish
Lycaste orquídea
स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश
In Greek
Lycaste ορχιδέα
σπαγγέτι Σκουός
In Portuguese
Lycaste orquídea
Spaghetti Squash
In Polish
Lycaste orchidea
Dynia makaronowa
In Latin
braemii orchid
T INLIDO
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Cucurbitales
Family
Orchidaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Lycaste
Cucurbita
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Maxillarieae
Cucurbiteae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
3130
1
27800
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