Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants
Origin
Africa
Eastern Asia
Types
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Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Number of Varieties
135
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas
High elevation
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
9-5
Sunset Zone
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Bi-lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours
Never Over-water
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt
Fungal leaf spots
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Ants
-
Allergy
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss
Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Root, Root bark
Other Uses
For making oil for cosmetics
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
Common Name
Crenshaw Melon
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
In Hindi
खरबूजा
fleeceflower
In German
Zuckermelone
fleeceflower
In French
Melon
fleeceflower
In Spanish
Crenshaw Melon
Polygonum affine
In Greek
Crenshaw Melon
fleeceflower
In Portuguese
Crenshaw Melon
fleeceflower
In Polish
Crenshaw Melon
fleeceflower
In Latin
Crenshaw Melon
fleeceflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cucurbitales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Periscaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
150
1
27800
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