Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Japan
Types
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Benikaze, Nicolas, All Gold, Albostriata
Number of Varieties
204
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Grassland
gardens, Shaded sites, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-125-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
9 - 5
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
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
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Several shades of Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow green, Pink, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison
Plant Maintenance
High
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Shade areas
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
-
Allergy
Stomach pain, Throat itching
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
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
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
HAKONECHLOA macra
Common Name
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
Hakone Grass
In Hindi
तरबूज़
hakone grass
In German
Wassermelone
Hakone Gras
In French
Citrullus lanatus
Hakone herbe
In Spanish
Citrullus lanatus
hierba Hakone
In Greek
καρπούζι
Hakone γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Citrullus lanatus
Hakone grama
In Polish
Citrullus lanatus
Hakone trawa
In Latin
Citrullus lanatus
Hakone herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Cyperales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Citrullus
Hakonechloa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Benincaseae
-
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
-
Number of Species
100040
1
27800
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