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Pattypan Squash
Pattypan Squash

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Tender Perennial

Origin

-
-

Types

Summer Squash
Chinese lantern,Japanese-lantern, winter cherry

Number of Varieties

1090
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Cultivated Beds, Damp Places, hedge rows, Mountain Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
10-1

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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm120.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm12.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange
Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Yellow, Green
Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Elliptic, toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Whiteflies

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
breathing problems, Diarrhea, Headache, Irritation to stomach, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antiphlogistic, Antirheumatic, Antitussive, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Fruits

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Sunburst'
ABUTILON 'Amsterdam'

Common Name

Pattypan Squash
Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple

In Hindi

Pattypan Squash
Chinese lantern

In German

Gartenkürbis
Lampionblume

In French

Cucurbita pepo
Coqueret alkékenge

In Spanish

Cucurbita pepo
Chinese lantern

In Greek

Pattypan Σκουός
Chinese lantern

In Portuguese

Abobrinha, jerimum-mirim, courgette, curgete, abóbora-moganga, abóbora-porqueira, jerimum, abóbora-carneira, abóbora-de-porco ou abóbora-moranga
Chinese lantern

In Polish

patison
Miechunka rozdęta

In Latin

Pattypan INLIDO
Chinese lantern

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Violales
Solanales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Malvaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Physalis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cucurbiteae
Physaleae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Solanoideae

Number of Species

590
1 27800
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Difference Between Pattypan Squash and Chinese Lantern

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Importance of Pattypan Squash and Chinese Lantern

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Pattypan Squash and Chinese Lantern. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Pattypan Squash and Chinese Lantern 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 Pattypan Squash is whereas of Chinese Lantern is Antiphlogistic, Antirheumatic, Antitussive and Diuretic. Pattypan Squash has beauty benefits as follows: while Chinese Lantern has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Pattypan Squash vs Chinese Lantern

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 Pattypan Squash vs Chinese Lantern 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 Pattypan Squash are whereas of Chinese Lantern have breathing problems, Diarrhea, Headache, Irritation to stomach and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Pattypan Squash has showy fruits and Chinese Lantern has no showy fruits. Also Pattypan Squash is flowering and Chinese Lantern is not flowering . You can compare Pattypan Squash and Chinese Lantern facts and facts of other plants too.