Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Central America, Mexico, North America
Japan
Types
Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham
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Number of Varieties
515
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-116-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.62 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm610.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Peach, Tan
Brown, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Subulate
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Indeterminate
Fall, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove the old foliage
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Balanced organic fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphate
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Dry root rot, Fusarium leaf spot, Soft scales
Blight, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Sawfly Larvae, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Shade areas, Shallow soil
Deer resistant, Drought, Rabbit
Flowers
Showy
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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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Bees
Sawfly, White Pine Weevil
Allergy
Dermatitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bonsai, Borders
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair
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Edible Uses
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✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Immunity, Manganese, Obesity, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Seeds
Other Uses
For making oil, Used As Food
Herbicide
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
CUCURBITA pepo 'White Crown of Thorns'
PINUS parviflora
Common Name
Winter Squash
five-needle pine
Japanese five-needle pine
In Hindi
कोंहड़ा
Japanese White Pine
In German
Winter squash
Japanische White Pine
In French
courges d'hiver
Pin blanc du Japon
In Spanish
calabaza de invierno
Pino blanco japonés
In Greek
σκουός χειμώνα
Ιαπωνικά White Pine
In Portuguese
abóbora
Japanese White Pine
In Polish
dynia
Japoński White Pine
In Latin
cucurbita
Pine Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Violales
Pinales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Papilionoideae
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Number of Species
27115
1
27800
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