1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.4 Type
1.6 Origin
Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
North America, Mexico, Central America
1.7 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.7.1 Number of Varieties
1.9 Habitat
Grassland, Sandy areas
Scrubs, Shores of rivers or lakes
1.11 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.13 AHS Heat Zone
1.15 Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
1.17 Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Vining/Climbing
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.3 Minimum Width
30.50 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
3.3 Plant Color
3.3.1 Flower Color
Burgundy, Pink, Rose
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
3.3.4 Flower Color Modifier
3.3.6 Fruit Color
Light Pink, Tan, White
White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Dark Green
3.3.9 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
3.4.1 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
3.4.3 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
3.5.1 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
Not Available
3.6 Shape
3.6.1 Leaf Shape
3.7 Thorns
5 Season
5.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
5.2 Growing Conditions
5.2.2 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
5.2.4 Growth Rate
5.2.6 Type of Soil
5.2.8 The pH of Soil
5.2.10 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
5.2.11 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
5.3.1 Repeat Bloomer
6.3 Tolerances
7 Care
7.1 Where to Plant?
7.3 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Seedlings
7.4 Plant Maintenance
7.5 Watering Plants
7.5.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
7.5.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
7.5.5 In Spring
7.6.2 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.7 Soil
7.7.1 Soil pH
7.8.1 Soil Type
7.9.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
7.11 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
7.13 Pruning
No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
7.15 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
8.2 Pests and Diseases
Disease free, Red blotch
Not Applicable
8.3 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
9 Facts
9.1 Flowers
9.1.2 Flower Petal Number
9.3 Fruits
9.3.1 Showy Fruit
9.3.3 Edible Fruit
9.5 Fragrance
9.5.1 Fragrant Flower
9.5.3 Fragrant Fruit
9.5.5 Fragrant Leaf
9.5.7 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.7 Showy Foliage
9.9 Showy Bark
9.11 Foliage Texture
9.13 Foliage Sheen
9.15 Evergreen
9.17 Invasive
9.19 Self-Sowing
9.22 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects, Small mammals
10.1 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
11 Benefits
11.1 Uses
11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
11.1.3 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
11.1.5 Edible Uses
11.1.7 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
11.3 Plant Benefits
11.3.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Nutrients, Rheumatism, Swelling
11.3.3 Part of Plant Used
11.3.5 Other Uses
Not Available
Sauces, Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used As Food
11.5 Used As Indoor Plant
11.6 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.8 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
12 Scientific Name
13.2 Botanical Name
MELINIS nerviglumis
CUCURBITA pepo 'Tivoli'
13.4 Common Name
Ruby Grass, Zizka
Spaghetti Squash
13.4.2 In Hindi
13.4.3 In German
13.4.5 In French
13.4.7 In Spanish
13.4.9 In Greek
13.4.11 In Portuguese
13.4.13 In Polish
13.4.15 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
15.4 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.6 Order
15.8 Family
15.10 Genus
15.12 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
15.14 Tribe
15.16 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Cucurbitoideae, Not Available
15.18 Number of Species