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Crenshaw Melon
Crenshaw Melon

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About Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Tender Perennial

Origin

Africa
Brazil

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

12
0 40000
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Habitat

along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas
Rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-4
-

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, 23, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm40.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours
Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
-

Soil Type

Loam
Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt
Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants
Butterflies

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
-

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Flowers

Other Uses

For making oil for cosmetics
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'
Neoregelia spectabilis

Common Name

Crenshaw Melon
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

In Hindi

खरबूजा
painted fingernail

In German

Zuckermelone
painted fingernail

In French

Melon
Neoregelia spectabilis

In Spanish

Crenshaw Melon
painted fingernail

In Greek

Crenshaw Melon
painted fingernail

In Portuguese

Crenshaw Melon
Painted fingernails

In Polish

Crenshaw Melon
painted fingernail

In Latin

Crenshaw Melon
Neoregelia spectabilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Bromeliales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Bromeliaceae

Genus

Cucumis
Neoregelia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Bromelioideae

Number of Species

1-
1 27800
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Properties of Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails

Wondering what are the properties of Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails? We provide you with everything About Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails. Crenshaw Melon doesn't have thorns and Painted Fingernails doesn't have thorns. Also Crenshaw Melon does not have fragrant flowers. Crenshaw Melon has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Nausea and Painted Fingernails has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Nausea. 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 Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails

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

Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails Physical Information

Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails physical information is very important for comparison. Crenshaw Melon height is 30.50 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails are as follows:

  • Crenshaw Melon flower color: Yellow

  • Crenshaw Melon leaf color: Green

  • Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet

  • Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green

Care of Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails

Care of Crenshaw Melon and Painted Fingernails include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crenshaw Melon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Crenshaw Melon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.