Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
North America, Mexico, Central America
Western United States, Mexico
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
20-
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
11-1
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
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Several shades of Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Digestive Problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Hangover
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Jam
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
Common Name
Summer Squash
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
In Hindi
summer squash
Cardenche
In German
Sommerkürbis
Cardenche
In French
courges d'été
Cactus rustique
In Spanish
calabaza de verano
Cardenche
In Greek
καλοκαίρι σκουός
Cardenche
In Portuguese
abobrinha
Cardenche
In Polish
latem squash
Cardenche
In Latin
aestas cucurbitae
Cardenche
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Violales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Cucurbiteae
-
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Number of Species
5-
1
27800
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