Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
North America, Western United States, Canada
Africa
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
Cold Regions, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-94-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-4
Sunset Zone
-
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm371.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cone shaped
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
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
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full 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, Nitrogen, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders
Nutrients, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Added to salads, Used in making tea
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Flower borders, Landscape
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
Matricaria discoidea
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Jubilee'
Common Name
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
Jubilee Watermelon, Watermelon
In Hindi
Pineapple Weed
तरबूज
In German
Strahlenlose Kamille
Jubilee Wassermelone
In French
Matricaire odorante
Jubilé Watermelon
In Spanish
Pineapple Weed
Jubileo de la sandía
In Greek
ξύλο ανανά
Jubilee Καρπούζι
In Portuguese
Pineapple Weed
Jubileu da melancia
In Polish
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
Jubileusz Watermelon
In Latin
Pineapple Weed
Iubilaeum PEPO
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
-
Family
Asteraceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Matricaria
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Anthemideae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
150
1
27800
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