Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Perennial
Origin
Africa
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
C melo subsp melo
Nolina microcarpa, Nolina texana
Number of Varieties
530
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial
Desert, Foot Hills, High elevation, Upland, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
12-5
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
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm152.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm121.92 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Water once every two or three weeks
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove Vines
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
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Anxiety, Depression, High blood cholestrol, High blood pressure, Pain, Stress
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for animals, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cardiovascular problems, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, Immunity, Insomnia
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Animal Feed
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo
NOLINA microcarpa
Common Name
Cantaloupe, Casaba Melon, Honey Dew, Melon, Muskmelon
Sacahuista, Palmilla
In Hindi
खरबूजा
Bear Grass
In German
Cantaloup Melone
Bärn-Gras
In French
Cantaloup
ours Herbe
In Spanish
Cantalupo
Hierba de oso
In Greek
Πεπονάκι
αρκούδα Grass
In Portuguese
Cantalupo
bear Grass
In Polish
Kantalupa
miś Trawa
In Latin
cantaloupe
herbas ferunt
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Liliales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Nolina Michx
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Melothrieae
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Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
2500
1
27800
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