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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable

Origin

Europe, South Africa, Asia
North America, Mexico, Central America

Types

Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Cucurbita pepo

Number of Varieties

2510
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Scrubs, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-89-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.00 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Dark 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

Lance shaped
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Very Fast

Type of Soil

-
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, 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

Soil Type

-
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

-
Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Crown rot
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects, Small mammals

Allergy

convulsions, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Removes dandruff
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Nutrients, Rheumatism, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root
Fruits

Other Uses

Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Sauces, Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SCILLA
CUCURBITA pepo 'Tivoli'

Common Name

Squill
Spaghetti Squash

In Hindi

Squill
स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश

In German

Squill
Spaghettikürbis

In French

Squille
Courge spaghetti

In Spanish

Escila
स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश

In Greek

σκιλοκρόμμυδο
σπαγγέτι Σκουός

In Portuguese

Cila
Spaghetti Squash

In Polish

Cebulica
Dynia makaronowa

In Latin

Scilla
T INLIDO

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Cucurbitales

Family

Liliaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Scilla
Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Hyacintheae
Cucurbiteae

Subfamily

Scilloideae
Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

8130
1 27800
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Difference Between Squill and Spaghetti Squash

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Importance of Squill and Spaghetti Squash

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Squill and Spaghetti Squash. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Squill and Spaghetti Squash 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 Squill is Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis and Lung Problems whereas of Spaghetti Squash is Nutrients, Rheumatism and Swelling. Squill has beauty benefits as follows: Removes dandruff while Spaghetti Squash has beauty benefits as follows: Removes dandruff.

Compare Facts of Squill vs Spaghetti Squash

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 Squill vs Spaghetti Squash 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 Squill are convulsions and Vomiting whereas of Spaghetti Squash have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Squill has no showy fruits and Spaghetti Squash has showy fruits. Also Squill is not flowering and Spaghetti Squash is not flowering . You can compare Squill and Spaghetti Squash facts and facts of other plants too.