Common Spindle

Watermelon

About Common Spindle and Watermelon

Common Spindle

Watermelon

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrub

Fruit

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Cathay Belle Diana Gold Baby Gold Flower Golden Midget Golden Sunrise

Number of Varieties

151200

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-7-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-4

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

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

Oval or Rounded

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Yellow, Light Yellow, Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Water soluble fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

CITRULLUS lanatus 'Moon and Stars'

Common Name

European spindle

Moon and Stars Watermelon, Watermelon

In Hindi

आम धुरी

तरबूज़

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Wassermelone

In French

axe commun

Pastèque

In Spanish

husillo Común

sandía

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

καρπούζι

In Portuguese

eixo comum

melancia

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

arbuz

In Latin

commune fusum

PEPO

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Cucurbitales

Family

Celastraceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Citrullus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

301000

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Watermelon

Wondering what are the properties of Common Spindle and Watermelon? We provide you with everything About Common Spindle and Watermelon. Common Spindle doesn't have thorns and Watermelon doesn't have thorns. Also Common Spindle does not have fragrant flowers. Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma and Watermelon has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Common Spindle and Watermelon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Watermelon

Season and care of Common Spindle and Watermelon is important to know. While considering everything about Common Spindle and Watermelon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Spindle season is Fall and Watermelon season is Fall. The type of soil for Common Spindle is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Watermelon is Loam while the PH of soil for Common Spindle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Watermelon is Neutral.

Common Spindle and Watermelon Physical Information

Common Spindle and Watermelon physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Watermelon height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Watermelon are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Watermelon flower color: Yellow
Watermelon leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Light Yellow

Care of Common Spindle and Watermelon

Care of Common Spindle and Watermelon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Watermelon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Watermelon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.