Watermelon

Common Spindle

About Watermelon and Common Spindle

Watermelon

Common Spindle

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Shrub

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Cathay Belle Diana Gold Baby Gold Flower Golden Midget Golden Sunrise

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

120015

0 40000

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-4

7-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

240.00 cm900.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Light Yellow, Dark Green, Black

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Water soluble fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CITRULLUS lanatus 'Moon and Stars'

EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Moon and Stars Watermelon, Watermelon

European spindle

In Hindi

तरबूज़

आम धुरी

In German

Wassermelone

gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

Pastèque

axe commun

In Spanish

sandía

husillo Común

In Greek

καρπούζι

κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

melancia

eixo comum

In Polish

arbuz

wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

PEPO

commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Celastrales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Citrullus

Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

100030

1 27800

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Properties of Watermelon and Common Spindle

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

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Season and Care of Watermelon and Common Spindle

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

Watermelon and Common Spindle Physical Information

Watermelon and Common Spindle physical information is very important for comparison. Watermelon height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Watermelon and Common Spindle are as follows:

Watermelon flower color: Yellow
Watermelon leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Light Yellow
Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green

Care of Watermelon and Common Spindle

Care of Watermelon and Common Spindle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Watermelon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Watermelon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.