Japanese Honeysuckle

Kiwano Melon

About Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon

Japanese Honeysuckle

Kiwano Melon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

Middle Africa, Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands

Low Elevation, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

Cushion/Mound-forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

800.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

800.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Lemon yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Green, Orange, Light Green, Dark Green, Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Winter, Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

reseeds, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

Do not water excessively

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

Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Nematodes, Powdery mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Available

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 birds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments

Vermifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lonicera japonica

CUCUMIS metuliferus

7.2 Common Name

Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua

African Horned Cucumber, Blowfish Fruit, Jelly Melon, Kiwano Melon

7.2.1 In Hindi

जापानी Honeysuckle

Kiwano Melon

7.2.2 In German

Japanese Honeysuckle

Hornmelone

7.2.3 In French

Chèvrefeuille japonais

Cucumis metulifer

7.2.4 In Spanish

madreselva japonesa

Cucumis metuliferus

7.2.5 In Greek

Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα

Kiwano Melon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Honeysuckle japonês

pepino africano

7.2.7 In Polish

wiciokrzew japoński

Ogórek kiwano

7.2.8 In Latin

CISSANTHEMOS Italica

Kiwano Melon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Violales

8.5 Family

Caprifoliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Lonicera

Cucumis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

180NA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon? We provide you with everything About Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon. Japanese Honeysuckle doesn't have thorns and Kiwano Melon doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Honeysuckle does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Honeysuckle has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation and Kiwano Melon has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation. 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 Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon

Season and care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Honeysuckle season is Summer and Kiwano Melon season is Summer. The type of soil for Japanese Honeysuckle is Well drained and for Kiwano Melon is Loam while the PH of soil for Japanese Honeysuckle is Neutral and for Kiwano Melon is Neutral, Alkaline.

Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon Physical Information

Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Honeysuckle height is 800.00 cm and width 800.00 cm whereas Kiwano Melon height is 240.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon are as follows:

Japanese Honeysuckle flower color: White and Yellow
Japanese Honeysuckle leaf color: Green
Kiwano Melon flower color: Lemon yellow
Kiwano Melon leaf color: Green

Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon

Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Kiwano Melon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Honeysuckle pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Kiwano Melon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Japanese Honeysuckle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kiwano Melon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.