Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
America
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Types
Cucurbita pepo
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Number of Varieties
20250
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
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
Bushy, Evergreen
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm80.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
Blue, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Purple, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Upright
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Fall, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Moist, Well drained
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Fall, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Shade areas, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do not water excessively
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Average, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
cut main flower spike, Proper mowing practices are necessary, Remove damaged fruit
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Stem Rot, Mildew, Red blotch, Ring Rot, White spots
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Leafminer, Mice, Rodents
Bees
Allergy
Sore Throat, Stomach pain
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ornamental use
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Remove blemishes
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Antioxidants, Detoxification, Rich in Potassium, Weight loss
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Culinary use, Used as a laxative
Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Cucurbita pepo
Aconitum variegatum
Common Name
Zucchini, courgette
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
In Hindi
तोरी
बच्छनाभ
In German
Zucchini
Eisenhut
In French
Courgette
aconit
In Spanish
calabacín
acónito
In Greek
κολοκύθι
monkshood
In Portuguese
abobrinha
Aconitum
In Polish
Kabaczek
tojad
In Latin
zucchini
aconitum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Violales
Ranunculales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Aconitum
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Delphinieae
Subfamily
Solanoideae
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Number of Species
-250
1
27800
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