Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Fruit
Vegetable
Origin
Africa
Europe
Types
Fonzy melon
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Number of Varieties
-3
0
40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-10
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
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
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, when new, water every week
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loamy, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat And Humidity
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Ants, Mice
Allergy
Asthma, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Sore eyes
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition, Skin Problems
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Diabetes, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, Nutrients
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Amy'
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Common Name
Canary Melon
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
In Hindi
कैनरी तरबूज
चुकंदर
In German
Canary Melon
Rübe
In French
Melon Canaries
betterave
In Spanish
Melón Canarias
remolacha
In Greek
Κανάριοι Πεπόνι
παντζάρι
In Portuguese
Canary Melon
beterraba
In Polish
Canary Melon
buraczany
In Latin
Canary cucumis
cui pendens sicula beta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Order
Cucurbitales
-
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Beta
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
128
1
27800
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