About Crenshaw Melon

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Fruit

Origin

Africa

Types

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999

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

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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21% - Fruits Garden Plants

Season

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

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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35% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours

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 branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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81% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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96% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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59% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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57% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Leaf

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17% - Fruits Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% - Fruits Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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23% - Fruits Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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10% - Fruits Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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5% - Fruits Garden Plants

Invasive

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2% - Fruits Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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51% - Fruits Garden Plants

Attracts

Ants

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

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99% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

For making oil for cosmetics

Used As Indoor Plant

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18% - Fruits Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'

Common Name

Crenshaw Melon

In Hindi

खरबूजा

In German

Zuckermelone

In French

Melon

In Spanish

Crenshaw Melon

In Greek

Crenshaw Melon

In Portuguese

Crenshaw Melon

In Polish

Crenshaw Melon

In Latin

Crenshaw Melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Crenshaw Melon

Want to know the properties of Crenshaw Melon? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Crenshaw Melon is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Dizziness, Mouth itching and Nausea. Crenshaw Melon Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge and Stomachic

Part of plant used: Fruits and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Crenshaw Melon Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Crenshaw Melon. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Crenshaw Melon physical information is as follows: 30.50 cm tall and 120.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Heart-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Yellow

Leaf color: Green

Care of Crenshaw Melon

Taking Crenshaw Melon Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Crenshaw Melon include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Crenshaw Melon

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Crenshaw Melon is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Crenshaw Melon is a very important plant from Fruits. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is along watercourse, Banks and Barren waste areas and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.