Cantaloupe

Snow Flake

About Cantaloupe and Snow Flake

Cantaloupe

Snow Flake

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Africa

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

C melo subsp melo

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial

Grassland, wooded grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available10-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-4

12-9

1.8 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, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Fall, Early Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

Needs small amount of water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove Vines

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Caterpillars, Chewing and Boring Insects, Foliage miners, Mealy bugs, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought, Salt, Salt water

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Mixed Border

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo

EUPHORBIA leucocephala

7.2 Common Name

Cantaloupe, Casaba Melon, Honey Dew, Melon, Muskmelon

Christmas flower white lace euphorbia snow bush snow flake snows of Kilimanjaro white Christmas bush

7.2.1 In Hindi

खरबूजा

Snow Flake

7.2.2 In German

Cantaloup Melone

Schneeflocke

7.2.3 In French

Cantaloup

Flocon de neige

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cantalupo

Copo de nieve

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεπονάκι

Νιφάδα χιονιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cantalupo

Floco de neve

7.2.7 In Polish

Kantalupa

Płatek śniegu

7.2.8 In Latin

cantaloupe

Aureus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA2000

1 27800

Properties of Cantaloupe and Snow Flake

Wondering what are the properties of Cantaloupe and Snow Flake? We provide you with everything About Cantaloupe and Snow Flake. Cantaloupe doesn't have thorns and Snow Flake 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 Snow Flake 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 Snow Flake and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cantaloupe and Snow Flake

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

Cantaloupe and Snow Flake Physical Information

Cantaloupe and Snow Flake physical information is very important for comparison. Cantaloupe height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Snow Flake height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Cantaloupe and Snow Flake are as follows:

Cantaloupe flower color: Yellow
Cantaloupe leaf color: Green and Light Green
Snow Flake flower color: White
Snow Flake leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Cantaloupe and Snow Flake

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