1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, Africa
South America, Argentina
1.4 Types
C melo subsp melo
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
150.00 cm5.10 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 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, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove Vines
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cardiovascular problems, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, Immunity, Insomnia
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo
Ipheion uniflorum
7.2 Common Name
Cantaloupe, Casaba Melon, Honey Dew, Melon, Muskmelon
Spring Starflower, Springstar
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Cantaloup Melone
Frühling Borretsch
7.2.3 In French
Cantaloup
Spring Starflower
7.2.4 In Spanish
Cantalupo
primavera Flor de estrella
7.2.5 In Greek
Πεπονάκι
άνοιξη starflower
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cantalupo
primavera Starflower
7.2.7 In Polish
Kantalupa
Wiosna Starflower
7.2.8 In Latin
cantaloupe
Spring Starflower
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Allioideae
8.10 Number of Species