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Summer Squash
Summer Squash

Conophytum
Conophytum



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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

-
Lithops karasmontana Lithops pseudotruncatella Lithops fulviceps

Number of Varieties

203
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-10

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
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm250.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm2.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Yellow
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
-

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Very Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water

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
-

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Do not prune during shooting season

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun

Facts

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
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
-

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
Conophytum

Common Name

Summer Squash
knopies cone plants

In Hindi

summer squash
Living Stone

In German

Sommerkürbis
lebendigen Stein

In French

courges d'été
Living Stone

In Spanish

calabaza de verano
Piedra viva

In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός
Living Stone

In Portuguese

abobrinha
pedra viva

In Polish

latem squash
pedra viva

In Latin

aestas cucurbitae
vivus lapis,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Violales
Caryophyllales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Aizoaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Lithops

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cucurbiteae
Ruschiae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Ruschioideae

Number of Species

5120
1 27800
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Difference Between Summer Squash and Conophytum

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Importance of Summer Squash and Conophytum

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