Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
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Types
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Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis
Number of Varieties
20500
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40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Grassland
Fields, Open Forest, Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-125-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
9-4
Sunset Zone
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
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
Prostrate/Trailing
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm38.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
High
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
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
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
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Allergy
Stomach pain, Throat itching
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
High blood pressure, Nutrients
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'
Common Name
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
Cinquefoil
In Hindi
तरबूज़
पंचकोण
In German
Wassermelone
Fingerkraut
In French
Citrullus lanatus
potentille
In Spanish
Citrullus lanatus
cinquefoil
In Greek
καρπούζι
Πεντάφυλλο
In Portuguese
Citrullus lanatus
cinquefoil
In Polish
Citrullus lanatus
pięciornik
In Latin
Citrullus lanatus
cinquefoil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Rosales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Citrullus
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Benincaseae
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Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
1000300
1
27800
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