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Winter Squash
Winter Squash

Nymphaea Alba
Nymphaea Alba



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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Aquatics

Origin

Central America, Mexico, North America
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham
Nymphaea alba

Number of Varieties

55
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds
Ponds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9
0 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
21,22

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
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Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.62 cm45.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

50.80 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
White, Yellow, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Peach, Tan
Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Circular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
In Water

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering
Plant grows in water

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
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Poorly 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

Pests and Diseases

Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Dry root rot, Fusarium leaf spot, Soft scales
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Shade areas, Shallow soil
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants, Bees
Flies

Allergy

Dermatitis
Headache

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair
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Edible Uses

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
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Root, Seeds

Other Uses

For making oil, Used As Food
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'White Crown of Thorns'
NYMPHAEA alba

Common Name

Winter Squash
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus

In Hindi

कोंहड़ा
Nymphaea alba

In German

Winter squash
Weiße Seerose

In French

courges d'hiver
Nénuphar blanc

In Spanish

calabaza de invierno
Nymphaea alba

In Greek

σκουός χειμώνα
Nymphaea alba

In Portuguese

abóbora
Nymphaea alba

In Polish

dynia
Grzybienie białe

In Latin

cucurbita
Nymphaea alba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Violales
Nymphaeales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Nymphaeaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Nymphaea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

Papilionoideae
Cassidinae

Number of Species

2750
1 27800
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Difference Between Winter Squash and Nymphaea Alba

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Importance of Winter Squash and Nymphaea Alba

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Winter Squash and Nymphaea Alba. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Winter Squash and Nymphaea Alba 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 Winter Squash is Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Immunity, Manganese, Obesity, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E whereas of Nymphaea Alba is Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic and Astringent. Winter Squash has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin and Good for skin and hair while Nymphaea Alba has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin and Good for skin and hair.

Compare Facts of Winter Squash vs Nymphaea Alba

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 Winter Squash vs Nymphaea Alba 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 Winter Squash are Dermatitis whereas of Nymphaea Alba have Headache respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Winter Squash has showy fruits and Nymphaea Alba has no showy fruits. Also Winter Squash is not flowering and Nymphaea Alba is not flowering . You can compare Winter Squash and Nymphaea Alba facts and facts of other plants too.