Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Africa
World/Pandemic
Types
Fonzy melon
Cyperus esculentus
Number of Varieties
-9
0
40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
12-1
Sunset Zone
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
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
Dark Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
V-Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, when new, water every week
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Pigs
Allergy
Asthma, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Sore eyes
Oral Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition, Skin Problems
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Diabetes, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, Nutrients
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
-
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Amy'
CYPERUS esculentus
Common Name
Canary Melon
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
In Hindi
कैनरी तरबूज
अखरोट सेज
In German
Canary Melon
Nuss -Segge
In French
Melon Canaries
souchet
In Spanish
Melón Canarias
tuerca de la juncia
In Greek
Κανάριοι Πεπόνι
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
Canary Melon
Nut Sedge
In Polish
Canary Melon
nakrętka turzyca
In Latin
Canary cucumis
nut Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Poales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Cyperus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Cypereae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1105
1
27800
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