1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Hybrid origin, Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
along watercourse, Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
40.00 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Drought, Salt
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, Insects, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
Stomach pain, Throat itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
High blood pressure, Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Plectranthus barbatus
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
7.2 Common Name
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Harfensträucher
Wassermelone
7.2.3 In French
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
Citrullus lanatus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Coleus forskohlii
Citrullus lanatus
7.2.5 In Greek
Coleus Forskohlii
καρπούζι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
Citrullus lanatus
7.2.7 In Polish
Coleus Forskohlii
Citrullus lanatus
7.2.8 In Latin
Coleus Forskohlii
Citrullus lanatus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Benincaseae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Cucurbitoideae
8.10 Number of Species