1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Africa
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Fields, Waste areas
Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
150.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Yellow green, Light Green
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch
Beetles, Grasshoppers
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Erosion control
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients, Vitamin C
Cuts
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Used to feed livestock
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Lambkin'
BOUTELOUA gracilis
7.2 Common Name
Christmas Melon, Piel de Sapo
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Piel de sapo
Bouteloua gracilis
7.2.2 In German
Piel de sapo
Bouteloua Gracilis
7.2.3 In French
Piel de sapo
Bouteloua aristidoides
7.2.4 In Spanish
Piel de sapo
Chondrosum gracile
7.2.5 In Greek
Piel de sapo
Bouteloua gracilis
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Piel de sapo
Bouteloua Gracilis
7.2.7 In Polish
Piel de sapo
Bouteloua Gracilis
7.2.8 In Latin
Piel de sapo
Bouteloua Gracilis
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Chloridoideae
8.10 Number of Species