Cucumber

Lungwort

About Cucumber and Lungwort

Cucumber

Lungwort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Southern Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

318

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Forest edges, Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-4

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, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm25.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lung shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, 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

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Adequately

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, 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

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Powdery mildew, Slugs

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

7.2 Common Name

Cucumber

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

7.2.1 In Hindi

खीरा

Lungwort

7.2.2 In German

Gurke

Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

concombre

pulmonaire

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pepino

Lungwort

7.2.5 In Greek

αγγούρι

Lungwort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pepino

pulmonária

7.2.7 In Polish

ogórek

płucnik

7.2.8 In Latin

cucumeris

Lungwort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Ascomycota

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Ascomycetes

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Peltigerales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Boraginaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Pulmonaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Boragineae

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Boraginoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA18

1 27800

Properties of Cucumber and Lungwort

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

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Season and Care of Cucumber and Lungwort

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

Cucumber and Lungwort Physical Information

Cucumber and Lungwort physical information is very important for comparison. Cucumber height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Lungwort height is 25.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Cucumber and Lungwort are as follows:

Cucumber flower color: Yellow and Gold
Cucumber leaf color: Light Green
Lungwort flower color: Pink, Rose and Blue Violet
Lungwort leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver

Care of Cucumber and Lungwort

Care of Cucumber and Lungwort include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cucumber pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Lungwort pruning is done 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 Lungwort needs Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Adequately.