1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, Mexico, Central America
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Not available
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Scrubs, Shores of rivers or lakes
gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm2.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
White, Pink, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Purple, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Applicable
Insects, Mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects, Small mammals
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients, Rheumatism, Swelling
Astringent
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Sauces, Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used As Food
Culinary use, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CUCURBITA pepo 'Tivoli'
BASELLA alba
7.2 Common Name
Spaghetti Squash
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
7.2.1 In Hindi
स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश
भारतीय पालक
7.2.2 In German
Spaghettikürbis
Indian Spinat
7.2.3 In French
Courge spaghetti
épinards indienne
7.2.4 In Spanish
स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश
espinaca india
7.2.5 In Greek
σπαγγέτι Σκουός
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Spaghetti Squash
espinafre indiano
7.2.7 In Polish
Dynia makaronowa
Indyjski szpinak
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
Cucurbitales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
Basellaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cucurbiteae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae, Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species