Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Fruit
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Northeastern United States
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
2010
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Grassland
Forests, meadows, River side, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-124-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
9-2
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, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
Blue, Dark Blue, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Orange, Gold, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
High
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture, Sprinkle water over foliage
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
Clay, 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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Beetles, Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Leaf Rollers, Mealy bugs, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
-
Allergy
Stomach pain, Throat itching
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
High blood pressure, Nutrients
Miscellany, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Leaves, Sap
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Vine
Botanical Name
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
VITIS labrusca 'Concord'
Common Name
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
Concord Grape, Fox Grape
In Hindi
तरबूज़
Concord Grape
In German
Wassermelone
Concord Grape
In French
Citrullus lanatus
Concord Grape
In Spanish
Citrullus lanatus
uva Concord
In Greek
καρπούζι
σταφυλιού Concord
In Portuguese
Citrullus lanatus
uva Concord
In Polish
Citrullus lanatus
Concord winogron
In Latin
Citrullus lanatus
Concordia pluribus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Vitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Vitaceae
Genus
Citrullus
Vitis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Benincaseae
-
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
-
Number of Species
100060
1
27800
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