Cantaloupe

Crown-of-Thorns

About Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns

Cantaloupe

Crown-of-Thorns

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Africa

Madagascar

1.4 Types

C melo subsp melo

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.7 Habitat

gardens, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial

Forests, Rocky areas

1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available10-15

0 99

2.2 AHS Heat Zone

12-4

12-1

2.3 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

H1, H2, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

2.4 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.3 Minimum Width

150.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

5.4 Plant Color

5.4.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Red

5.5.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

5.5.4 Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

5.5.6 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

5.5.7 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green

5.5.9 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green

5.6.2 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

5.7 Shape

5.7.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Obovate

5.8 Thorns

✔ ✘

6 Season

6.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

6.3 Growing Conditions

6.3.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

6.4.1 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

7.1.1 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

7.1.2 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

7.1.4 Soil Drainage

Well drained

7.2.2 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

7.2.4 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

7.4 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

8 Care

8.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

8.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

stem tip cuttings

8.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

8.4 Watering Plants

8.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs

8.6.1 In Summer

Lots of watering

8.7.1 In Spring

Moderate

8.8.1 In Winter

Average Water

8.10 Soil

8.10.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

8.11.1 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

8.11.0 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

8.13 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

8.15 Pruning

Remove Vines

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

8.17 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Full-strength liquid fertilizer

9.2 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

9.3 Plant Tolerance

Drought

10 Facts

10.1 Flowers

Showy

10.1.2 Flower Petal Number

Single

10.3 Fruits

10.3.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

10.3.3 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

10.5 Fragrance

10.6.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

10.6.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

10.7.1 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

11.1.0 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

11.3 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

11.4 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

11.5 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

11.6 Foliage Sheen

Matte

11.7 Evergreen

✔ ✘

11.8 Invasive

✔ ✘

12.2 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

12.4 Attracts

Not Available

Ants, Bees, Not Available

12.5 Allergy

Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Eye irritation, Skin irritation, Vomiting

13 Benefits

13.1 Uses

13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders

13.2.1 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

13.2.2 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

13.3.1 Environmental Uses

Air purification

13.5 Plant Benefits

13.5.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cardiovascular problems, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, Immunity, Insomnia

Antibacterial, Cancer, Schistosomiasis, Sedative

13.6.1 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Latex

13.7.1 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used as Ornamental plant

13.9 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

13.11 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

13.12 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

14 Scientific Name

14.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo

EUPHORBIA milii

14.2 Common Name

Cantaloupe, Casaba Melon, Honey Dew, Melon, Muskmelon

Crown of thorns, Christ plant, Christ thorn

14.2.1 In Hindi

खरबूजा

Crown-of-Thorns

14.2.2 In German

Cantaloup Melone

Dornenkrone

14.2.3 In French

Cantaloup

Couronne d'épines

14.2.4 In Spanish

Cantalupo

Corona de espinas

14.2.5 In Greek

Πεπονάκι

Crown - of- Αγκάθια

14.2.6 In Portuguese

Cantalupo

Crown -de- espinhos

14.2.7 In Polish

Kantalupa

Korona cierniowa

14.2.8 In Latin

cantaloupe

Coronam de spinis

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

15.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

15.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Euphorbiales

15.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Euphorbiaceae

15.6 Genus

Cucumis

Euphorbia

15.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

15.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Euphorbieae

15.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Euphorbioideae

15.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns

Wondering what are the properties of Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns? We provide you with everything About Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns. Cantaloupe doesn't have thorns and Crown-of-Thorns doesn't have thorns. Also Cantaloupe does not have fragrant flowers. Cantaloupe has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Crown-of-Thorns has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns

Season and care of Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns is important to know. While considering everything about Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cantaloupe season is Summer and Fall and Crown-of-Thorns season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Cantaloupe is Loam and for Crown-of-Thorns is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cantaloupe is Neutral and for Crown-of-Thorns is Acidic, Neutral.

Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns Physical Information

Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns physical information is very important for comparison. Cantaloupe height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Crown-of-Thorns height is 300.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns are as follows:

Cantaloupe flower color: Yellow
Cantaloupe leaf color: Green and Light Green
Crown-of-Thorns flower color: Red
Crown-of-Thorns leaf color: Green

Care of Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns

Care of Cantaloupe and Crown-of-Thorns include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cantaloupe pruning is done Remove Vines and Crown-of-Thorns pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cantaloupe needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Crown-of-Thorns needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.