1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, Africa, Southern Africa
Mediterranean
1.4 Types
Not Available
Chamaecrista fasciculata Greene fasciculata, Chamaecrista fasciculata Greene macrosperma
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
along watercourse, Grassland
Dry areas, Open areas, Upland sand prairies, Upland savannas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
A1, A2, 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
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
White, Pink, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Needs more water during establishment, Water deeply about once a week
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
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
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Not Available
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
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Stomach pain, Throat itching
Mild Allergen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
High blood pressure, Nutrients
Nausia, Urinary tract problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Dried heads are used in floristry, Food for animals, Food for insects
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
Chamaecrista fasciculata
7.2 Common Name
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
Sleeping Plant, prairie partridge pea, showy partridge pea, prairie senna, large-flowered sensitive-pea,dwarf cassia, partridge pea senna, locust weed,golden cassia
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Wassermelone
Partridge Pea
7.2.3 In French
Citrullus lanatus
Partridge Pea
7.2.4 In Spanish
Citrullus lanatus
Partridge Pea
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Citrullus lanatus
Partridge Pea
7.2.7 In Polish
Citrullus lanatus
Partridge Pea
7.2.8 In Latin
Citrullus lanatus
Partridge Pea
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Embryophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species