Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Fruit
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Africa
Types
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
Fonzy melon
Number of Varieties
6-
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-4
Sunset Zone
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
Rosette/Stemless
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
17.78 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.16 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
White, Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Water Deeply, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Sore eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin condition, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antioxidants, Diabetes, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION berlandieri
CUCUMIS melo 'Amy'
Common Name
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
Canary Melon
In Hindi
Blue Giant Grass
कैनरी तरबूज
In German
Blue Giant Grass
Canary Melon
In French
Blue Giant Herbe
Melon Canaries
In Spanish
Blue Grass gigante
Melón Canarias
In Greek
Μπλε Giant Grass
Κανάριοι Πεπόνι
In Portuguese
Blue Grass gigante
Canary Melon
In Polish
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
Canary Melon
In Latin
Giant herba blue
Canary cucumis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Streptophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Cucurbitales
Family
Agavaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Cucumis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
-
Number of Species
221
1
27800
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