Portulaca

Crenshaw Melon

About Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon

Portulaca

Crenshaw Melon

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Fruit

Origin

South America

Africa

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

501

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-4

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 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

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Ants

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

For making oil for cosmetics

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Crenshaw Melon

In Hindi

Portulaca

खरबूजा

In German

Portulak

Zuckermelone

In French

portulaca

Melon

In Spanish

Portulaca

Crenshaw Melon

In Greek

Portulaca

Crenshaw Melon

In Portuguese

Portulaca

Crenshaw Melon

In Polish

Portulaca

Crenshaw Melon

In Latin

Portulaca

Crenshaw Melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Cucurbitales

Family

Portulacaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon

Wondering what are the properties of Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon? We provide you with everything About Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon. Portulaca doesn't have thorns and Crenshaw Melon doesn't have thorns. Also Portulaca does not have fragrant flowers. Portulaca has allergic reactions like and Crenshaw Melon has allergic reactions like . 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 Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon

Season and care of Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon is important to know. While considering everything about Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Portulaca season is Summer and Fall and Crenshaw Melon season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Portulaca is Loam, Sand and for Crenshaw Melon is Loam while the PH of soil for Portulaca is Neutral, Alkaline and for Crenshaw Melon is Neutral.

Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon Physical Information

Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Crenshaw Melon height is 30.50 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Crenshaw Melon flower color: Yellow
Crenshaw Melon leaf color: Green

Care of Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon

Care of Portulaca and Crenshaw Melon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Crenshaw Melon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Crenshaw Melon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.