Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
20-
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Grassland
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-125-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
-
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
1 - 7,15 - 17
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm200.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Seedlings
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, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Stomach pain, Throat itching
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
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
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
Pinus balfouriana
Common Name
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
Foxtail pine
In Hindi
तरबूज़
foxtail pine
In German
Wassermelone
foxtail Kiefer
In French
Citrullus lanatus
sétaire pin
In Spanish
Citrullus lanatus
pino de cola de zorra
In Greek
καρπούζι
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
In Portuguese
Citrullus lanatus
pinho foxtail
In Polish
Citrullus lanatus
włośnica sosny
In Latin
Citrullus lanatus
panicum pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Pinales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Citrullus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Benincaseae
Pineae
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
1000111
1
27800
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