Cucumber

Fairytale Pumpkin

About Cucumber and Fairytale Pumpkin

Cucumber

Fairytale Pumpkin

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Southern Asia

Hybrid origin, North America, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Fields, Homesteads

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-83-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 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

A1, A2, 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

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Olive, Orange Red, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use 6-6-6 amounts

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Striped cucumber beetles

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Throat itching

Red eyes, Respiratory problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Cancer, constipation, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

CUCURBITA moschata 'Fairytale'

7.2 Common Name

Cucumber

Fairytale Pumpkin

7.2.1 In Hindi

खीरा

कद्दू

7.2.2 In German

Gurke

Fairytale Kürbis

7.2.3 In French

concombre

Pumpkin Fairytale

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pepino

calabaza fairytale

7.2.5 In Greek

αγγούρι

παραμύθι κολοκύθας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pepino

abóbora do conto de fadas

7.2.7 In Polish

ogórek

Fairytale dyni

7.2.8 In Latin

cucumeris

Fairytale Cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cucumber and Fairytale Pumpkin

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

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Season and Care of Cucumber and Fairytale Pumpkin

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

Cucumber and Fairytale Pumpkin Physical Information

Cucumber and Fairytale Pumpkin physical information is very important for comparison. Cucumber height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Fairytale Pumpkin height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Cucumber and Fairytale Pumpkin are as follows:

Cucumber flower color: Yellow and Gold
Cucumber leaf color: Light Green
Fairytale Pumpkin flower color: Yellow and Gold
Fairytale Pumpkin leaf color: Light Green

Care of Cucumber and Fairytale Pumpkin

Care of Cucumber and Fairytale Pumpkin include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cucumber pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Fairytale Pumpkin pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cucumber needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fairytale Pumpkin needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.