Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Shrub
Origin
Africa
World/Pandemic
Types
Fonzy melon
Abutilion pictum "Mardi Gras"
Abutilon pictum "Thompsonii"
Number of Varieties
-2
0
40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
gardens, Marshy ground, meadows, Suburban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
10-1
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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 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 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Peach, Dark Red, Copper, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, when new, water every week
Average Water Needs
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Sore eyes
-
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
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Culinary use
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Amy'
ABUTILON pictum
Common Name
Canary Melon
Redvein Abutilon
Chinese-lantern
Red Vein Indian Mallow
In Hindi
कैनरी तरबूज
भारतीय मैलो
In German
Canary Melon
indische Malve
In French
Melon Canaries
Mallow indienne
In Spanish
Melón Canarias
malva india
In Greek
Κανάριοι Πεπόνι
Ινδικό Μολόχα
In Portuguese
Canary Melon
Mallow indiana
In Polish
Canary Melon
Indyjski Mallow
In Latin
Canary cucumis
vitifolium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Malvales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Abutilon
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Malveae
Subfamily
-
Malvoideae
Number of Species
1200
1
27800
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