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Summer Squash
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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Grass

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
Japan

Types

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Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass

Number of Varieties

2045
0 40000
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Habitat

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meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
9 - 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
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

Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange
Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Yellow, Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

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Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Oblovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Dry soil, Shallow soil

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
From Rhizomes

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently
Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Consistently

In Winter

Average Water
Adequately

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar

Allergy

-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Provides ground cover, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Acne, Aging, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'

Common Name

Summer Squash
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass

In Hindi

summer squash
जापानी वन घास

In German

Sommerkürbis
Japanische gras

In French

courges d'été
Forêt herbe japonaise

In Spanish

calabaza de verano
forestales hierba japonesa

In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος

In Portuguese

abobrinha
floresta grama japonês

In Polish

latem squash
Japoński las lato

In Latin

aestas cucurbitae
Forest gramina Italica

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Monocots

Order

Violales
Poales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Hachanechloa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms

Tribe

Cucurbiteae
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Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Arundinariinae

Number of Species

550
1 27800
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Difference Between Summer Squash and Japanese Forest Grass

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Importance of Summer Squash and Japanese Forest Grass

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Compare Facts of Summer Squash vs Japanese Forest Grass

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 Summer Squash vs Japanese Forest Grass 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 Summer Squash are whereas of Japanese Forest Grass have allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma and Rash respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Summer Squash has showy fruits and Japanese Forest Grass has no showy fruits. Also Summer Squash is flowering and Japanese Forest Grass is not flowering . You can compare Summer Squash and Japanese Forest Grass facts and facts of other plants too.