Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
North America, Mexico, Central America
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Types
Cucurbita pepo
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
Number of Varieties
102
0
40000
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Habitat
Scrubs, Shores of rivers or lakes
meadows, Well Drained, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8 - 5
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm45.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects, Small mammals
Mealybugs, Mites
Allergy
-
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients, Rheumatism, Swelling
Antispasmodic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Sauces, Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used As Food
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
CUCURBITA pepo 'Tivoli'
Festuca arundinacea
Common Name
Spaghetti Squash
Tall Fescue
In Hindi
स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश
tall fescue
In German
Spaghettikürbis
Rohr-Schwingel
In French
Courge spaghetti
Festuca arundinacea
In Spanish
स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश
Festuca arundinacea
In Greek
σπαγγέτι Σκουός
tall fescue
In Portuguese
Spaghetti Squash
Festuca arundinacea
In Polish
Dynia makaronowa
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
In Latin
T INLIDO
tall fescue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Cyperales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Festuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cucurbiteae
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Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
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Number of Species
30300
1
27800
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