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Summer Squash
Summer Squash

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
Asia

Types

-
Bulb Vegetable

Number of Varieties

2010
0 40000
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Habitat

-
-

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-1

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
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

Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm10.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Acicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently
Average Water Needs

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

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

Allergy

-
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Cosmetics, Used as a dye

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'
ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

Common Name

Summer Squash
Scallion, Shallot

In Hindi

summer squash
Shallot

In German

Sommerkürbis
Schalotte

In French

courges d'été
échalote

In Spanish

calabaza de verano
chalote

In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός
είδος κρεμμυδιού

In Portuguese

abobrinha
Sallot

In Polish

latem squash
Sallot

In Latin

aestas cucurbitae
Sallot

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Violales
Asparagales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Allium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Cucurbiteae
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Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
-

Number of Species

5750
1 27800
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Difference Between Summer Squash and Shallot

If you are confused whether Summer Squash or Shallot are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Summer Squash and Shallot Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Summer Squash are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Shallot fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Summer Squash and Shallot if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Summer Squash and Shallot

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Summer Squash and Shallot. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Summer Squash and Shallot 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 Shallot is anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic and Hypotensive. Summer Squash has beauty benefits as follows: while Shallot has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Summer Squash vs Shallot

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 Shallot 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 Shallot have Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Summer Squash has showy fruits and Shallot has no showy fruits. Also Summer Squash is flowering and Shallot is not flowering . You can compare Summer Squash and Shallot facts and facts of other plants too.