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About Cucumber



What is
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Life Span
Annual 0

Type
Vegetable 0

Origin
Hybrid origin, Southern Asia 0

Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless 0

Number of Varieties
3 89

Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest 0

USDA Hardiness Zone
7-8 0

AHS Heat Zone
12-1 0

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 0

Habit
Vining/Climbing 0

Information
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Plant Size
0

Minimum Height
15.20 cm 100

Minimum Width
180.00 cm 70

Plant Color
0

Flower Color
Yellow, Gold 0

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor 0

Fruit Color
Green 0

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green 0

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green 0

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green 0

Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available 0

Shape
0

Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped 0

Thorns
No 0

Season
0

Plant Season
Summer, Fall 0

Growing Conditions
0

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun 0

Growth Rate
Very Fast 0

Type of Soil
Loam 0

The pH of Soil
Neutral 0

Soil Drainage
Well drained 0

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate 0

Repeat Bloomer
Yes 0

Tolerances
Drought 0

Care
0

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground 0

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting 0

Plant Maintenance
Medium 0

Watering Plants
0

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season 0

In Summer
Lots of watering 0

In Spring
Moderate 0

In Winter
Average Water 0

Soil
0

Soil pH
Neutral 0

Soil Type
Loam 0

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained 0

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun 0

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots 0

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers 0

Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot 0

Plant Tolerance
Cold climate 0

Facts
0

Flowers
Showy 0

Flower Petal Number
Single 0

Fruits
0

Showy Fruit
Yes 0

Edible Fruit
Yes 0

Fragrance
0

Fragrant Flower
Yes 0

Fragrant Fruit
No 0

Fragrant Leaf
No 0

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No 0

Showy Foliage
No 0

Showy Bark
No 0

Foliage Texture
Coarse 0

Foliage Sheen
Matte 0

Evergreen
No 0

Invasive
No 0

Self-Sowing
Yes 0

Attracts
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels 0

Allergy
Throat itching 0

Benefits
0

Uses
0

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes 0

Beauty Benefits
Not Available 0

Edible Uses
Yes 0

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects 0

Plant Benefits
0

Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation 0

Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds 0

Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties 0

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes 0

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes 0

Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine 0

Scientific Name
0

Botanical Name
CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva' 0

Common Name
Cucumber 0

In Hindi
खीरा 0

In German
Gurke 0

In French
concombre 0

In Spanish
Pepino 0

In Greek
αγγούρι 0

In Portuguese
pepino 0

In Polish
ogórek 0

In Latin
cucumeris 0

Classification
0

Kingdom
Plantae 0

Phylum
Tracheophyta 0

Class
Magnoliopsida 0

Order
Cucurbitales 0

Family
Cucurbitaceae 0

Genus
Cucumis 0

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids 0

Tribe
Melothrieae 0

Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae 0

Number of Species
Not Available 0

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Properties of Cucumber

Want to know the properties of Cucumber? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Cucumber 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 Throat itching. Cucumber Benefits are as follows:

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.

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Cucumber Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Cucumber. 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. Cucumber physical information is as follows: 15.20 cm tall and 180.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Heart-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Cucumber

Taking Cucumber 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 Cucumber include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Cucumber

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Cucumber is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Cucumber is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 3 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Slicing, Pickling and burpless. This plant's habitat is Floodplains and Wet forest and it comes in the hardiness zone 7-8. 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.

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