Sweetpea

Crenshaw Melon

About Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon

Sweetpea

Crenshaw Melon

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Fruit

Origin

Mediterranean

Africa

Types

Number of Varieties

501

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 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

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Organic Flower Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Foliage Texture

Medium

Allergy

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as essential oil

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, Groundcover

Sweetpea

Crenshaw Melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Cucurbitales

Family

Fabaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Lagerstroemia

Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Vicieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

751

1 27800

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Properties of Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon

Wondering what are the properties of Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon? We provide you with everything About Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon. Sweetpea doesn't have thorns and Crenshaw Melon doesn't have thorns. Also Sweetpea does not have fragrant flowers. Sweetpea has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Crenshaw Melon has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting. 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 Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon

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

Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon Physical Information

Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Crenshaw Melon height is 30.50 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon are as follows:

Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Crenshaw Melon flower color: Yellow
Crenshaw Melon leaf color: Green

Care of Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon

Care of Sweetpea and Crenshaw Melon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing and Crenshaw Melon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweetpea 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.