Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
Type
Fruit
Tender Perennial
Origin
Africa
South America, Argentina, Chile
Types
Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow
Alstroemeria aurea
Number of Varieties
540
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Semi arid regions
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-4
12-7
Sunset Zone
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
H1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
150.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Light Pink, Lavender, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Salmon
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing
angioedema, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Throat itching, Urticaria
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Potassium, Vitamin C
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'
ALSTROEMERIA ligtu
Common Name
Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew
Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian-lily
In Hindi
खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]
peruvian lily
In German
Honigtau
peruanische Lilie
In French
Miellat
lis des Incas
In Spanish
Gotas de miel
lirio peruano
In Greek
πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]
περουβιανή κρίνος
In Portuguese
melão de Honeydew
lírio peruano
In Polish
melon spadzi
peruwiański lilia
In Latin
honeydew
Peruviani lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Liliales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Alstroemeria
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1122
1
27800
👆🏻