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Canary Melon
Canary Melon

Dracaena Marginata
Dracaena Marginata



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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Fruit
Tender Perennial

Origin

Africa
Madagascar

Types

Fonzy melon
Broadleaf evergreen

Number of Varieties

-40
0 40000
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Habitat

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
Tropical areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-4
12-1

Sunset Zone

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
H2, 21, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm90.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Red, Olive, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green
Red, Olive, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green
Red, Olive, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water Deeply, when new, water every week
Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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

Coarse
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

Asthma, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Sore eyes
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

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
Headache, Healing, Sore Eyes

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Air freshner, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Amy'
DRACAENA marginata

Common Name

Canary Melon
Madagascar Dragon Tree

In Hindi

कैनरी तरबूज
Dracaena marginata

In German

Canary Melon
Dracaena marginata

In French

Melon Canaries
Dracaena marginata

In Spanish

Melón Canarias
Dracaena marginata

In Greek

Κανάριοι Πεπόνι
Dracaena marginata

In Portuguese

Canary Melon
marginata do Dracaena

In Polish

Canary Melon
Dracena marginata

In Latin

Canary cucumis
Dracaena marginata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Liliales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Cucumis
Dracaena

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

11
1 27800
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Difference Between Canary Melon and Dracaena Marginata

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Importance of Canary Melon and Dracaena Marginata

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Canary Melon and Dracaena Marginata. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Canary Melon and Dracaena Marginata as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Canary Melon is Antioxidants, Diabetes, Eye Problems, High blood pressure and Nutrients whereas of Dracaena Marginata is Headache, Healing and Sore Eyes. Canary Melon has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin condition and Skin Problems while Dracaena Marginata has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin condition and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Canary Melon vs Dracaena Marginata

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Canary Melon vs Dracaena Marginata and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Canary Melon are Asthma, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes and Sore eyes whereas of Dracaena Marginata have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Canary Melon has showy fruits and Dracaena Marginata has no showy fruits. Also Canary Melon is not flowering and Dracaena Marginata is not flowering . You can compare Canary Melon and Dracaena Marginata facts and facts of other plants too.