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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Mexico, Central America
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Types

CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Number of Varieties

41
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-116-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
-

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
21,22

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm2,240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold
White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory
Yellow, Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green
Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Reniform
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Tip cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water
Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Cabbage looper, Cutworms, Red blotch, Striped cucumber beetles
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Humidity, Moisture
Drought

Facts

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms
Bees, pollinators

Allergy

Cough, Vomiting
Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vermifuge
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

For making oil
Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA argyrosperma
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

Common Name

Squash
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

In Hindi

Squash
Cleyera

In German

Squash
Sakaki

In French

Squash
Cleyera

In Spanish

calabacín
Cleyera

In Greek

σκουός
Cleyera

In Portuguese

abóbora
Cleyera

In Polish

kabaczek
Cleyera

In Latin

cucurbita
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Theales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Theaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Cleyera

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Freziereae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

2018
1 27800
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Difference Between Squash and Cleyera

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Importance of Squash and Cleyera

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Compare Facts of Squash vs Cleyera

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 Squash vs Cleyera 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 Squash are Cough and Vomiting whereas of Cleyera have Mild Allergen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Squash has showy fruits and Cleyera has showy fruits. Also Squash is not flowering and Cleyera is not flowering . You can compare Squash and Cleyera facts and facts of other plants too.