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Summer Squash

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Biennial

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
Europe, Asia

Types

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Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus

Number of Varieties

2013
0 40000
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Habitat

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Humid climates, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
9-3

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
A1, A2, A3, H1, 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
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow
Brown, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Oval Cordate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs watering once a week

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
Clay, 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
Prune back the growing tips, Remove all suckers

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

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

-
Aphids, Beetles, Bugs

Allergy

-
Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

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Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation, Piles

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica

Common Name

Summer Squash
Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen

In Hindi

summer squash
Mizuna

In German

Sommerkürbis
Mizuna

In French

courges d'été
Mizuna

In Spanish

calabaza de verano
Mizuna

In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός
Mizuna

In Portuguese

abobrinha
Mizuna

In Polish

latem squash
Mizuna

In Latin

aestas cucurbitae
Mizuna

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Violales
Capparales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Brassicaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Brassica

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Cucurbiteae
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Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
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Number of Species

53
1 27800
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Difference Between Summer Squash and Mizuna

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Importance of Summer Squash and Mizuna

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Summer Squash and Mizuna. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Summer Squash and Mizuna 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 Summer Squash is whereas of Mizuna is Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation and Piles. Summer Squash has beauty benefits as follows: while Mizuna has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Summer Squash vs Mizuna

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 Mizuna 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 Mizuna have Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing and wheezing respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Summer Squash has showy fruits and Mizuna has no showy fruits. Also Summer Squash is flowering and Mizuna is not flowering . You can compare Summer Squash and Mizuna facts and facts of other plants too.