Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
-
-
Types
-
Summer Squash
Number of Varieties
6010
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Yellow, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, 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
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
CUCURBITA pepo 'Sunburst'
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Pattypan Squash
In Hindi
Ranunculus
Pattypan Squash
In German
Ranunkel
Gartenkürbis
In French
Ranunculus
Cucurbita pepo
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Cucurbita pepo
In Greek
Ranunculus
Pattypan Σκουός
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
Abobrinha, jerimum-mirim, courgette, curgete, abóbora-moganga, abóbora-porqueira, jerimum, abóbora-carneira, abóbora-de-porco ou abóbora-moranga
In Polish
Ranogkylos
patison
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Pattypan INLIDO
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Violales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Cucurbita
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Cucurbiteae
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
6005
1
27800
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