Life Span
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Origin
Central America, Mexico, North America
Types
Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham
Number of Varieties
5
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.62 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Peach, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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63% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove the old foliage
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Balanced organic fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphate
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Dry root rot, Fusarium leaf spot, Soft scales
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Shade areas, Shallow soil
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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59% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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65% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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19% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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36% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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25% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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32% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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Invasive
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1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Ants, Bees
Allergy
Dermatitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
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99% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
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
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
For making oil, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
CUCURBITA pepo 'White Crown of Thorns'
Common Name
Winter Squash
In Hindi
कोंहड़ा
In German
Winter squash
In French
courges d'hiver
In Spanish
calabaza de invierno
In Greek
σκουός χειμώνα
In Portuguese
abóbora
In Polish
dynia
In Latin
cucurbita
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Violales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
Number of Species
27
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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