Life Span
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
-
Number of Varieties
20
Rank: 92 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-12
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
Sunset Zone
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
15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm
Rank: 64 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Thorns
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1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
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
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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63% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
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
Fragrant Fruit
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19% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
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 have it !
Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Invasive
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1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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79% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
Allergy
Stomach pain, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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99% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
High blood pressure, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
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31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
Common Name
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
In Hindi
तरबूज़
In German
Wassermelone
In French
Citrullus lanatus
In Spanish
Citrullus lanatus
In Greek
καρπούζι
In Portuguese
Citrullus lanatus
In Polish
Citrullus lanatus
In Latin
Citrullus lanatus
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Citrullus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Benincaseae
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
1000
Rank: 26 (Overall)
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27800
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