Cucumber

Florida Blue

About Cucumber and Florida Blue

Cucumber

Florida Blue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Biennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Southern Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-8

8-11

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

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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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180.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

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

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Throat itching

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

7.2 Common Name

Cucumber

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

7.2.1 In Hindi

खीरा

Lisianthus

7.2.2 In German

Gurke

Lisianthus

7.2.3 In French

concombre

Lisianthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pepino

Lisianthus

7.2.5 In Greek

αγγούρι

Lisianthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pepino

Lisianthus

7.2.7 In Polish

ogórek

Eustoma

7.2.8 In Latin

cucumeris

Lisianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Gentianaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Eustoma

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Chironieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cucumber and Florida Blue

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

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Season and Care of Cucumber and Florida Blue

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

Cucumber and Florida Blue Physical Information

Cucumber and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Cucumber height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Florida Blue height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Cucumber and Florida Blue are as follows:

Cucumber flower color: Yellow and Gold
Cucumber leaf color: Light Green
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Cucumber and Florida Blue

Care of Cucumber and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cucumber pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Cucumber needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.