Cucumber

Common Spindle

About Cucumber and Common Spindle

Cucumber

Common Spindle

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Shrub

Origin

Southern Asia

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

315

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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-84-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

7-1

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

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm900.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Birds

Allergy

Throat itching

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Cucumber

European spindle

In Hindi

खीरा

आम धुरी

In German

Gurke

gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

concombre

axe commun

In Spanish

Pepino

husillo Común

In Greek

αγγούρι

κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

pepino

eixo comum

In Polish

ogórek

wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

cucumeris

commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Celastrales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Cucumis

Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Melothrieae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

330

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Properties of Cucumber and Common Spindle

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

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Season and Care of Cucumber and Common Spindle

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

Cucumber and Common Spindle Physical Information

Cucumber and Common Spindle physical information is very important for comparison. Cucumber height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Cucumber and Common Spindle are as follows:

Cucumber flower color: Yellow and Gold
Cucumber leaf color: Light Green
Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green

Care of Cucumber and Common Spindle

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