Life Span
Annual
Type
Fruit
Origin
Africa
Types
-
Number of Varieties
1
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Fields, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
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
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm
Rank: 74 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Yellow green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Thorns
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21% - Fruits Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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35% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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81% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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96% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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59% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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57% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
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17% - Fruits Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
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13% - Fruits Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
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23% - Fruits Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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10% - Fruits Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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5% - Fruits Garden Plants
Invasive
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2% - Fruits Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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51% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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99% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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18% - Fruits Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Fruits Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Lambkin'
Common Name
Christmas Melon, Piel de Sapo
In Hindi
Piel de sapo
In German
Piel de sapo
In French
Piel de sapo
In Spanish
Piel de sapo
In Greek
Piel de sapo
In Portuguese
Piel de sapo
In Polish
Piel de sapo
In Latin
Piel de sapo
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Violales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Benincaseae
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
10
1
27800
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