1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, Africa
South America
1.4 Types
C melo subsp melo
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial
All sorts of environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.10 AHS Heat Zone
1.11 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
21,22
1.12 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm61.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
150.00 cm61.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Offsets
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 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
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove Vines
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cardiovascular problems, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, Immunity, Insomnia
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
7.2 Common Name
Cantaloupe, Casaba Melon, Honey Dew, Melon, Muskmelon
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Cantaloup Melone
peruvian daffodil
7.2.3 In French
Cantaloup
peruvian daffodil
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Πεπονάκι
peruvian daffodil
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cantalupo
peruvian daffodil
7.2.7 In Polish
Kantalupa
peruvian daffodil
7.2.8 In Latin
cantaloupe
peruvian daffodil
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
Amaryllidaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Amaryllidoideae
8.10 Number of Species