Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Africa
Japan
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
1450
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas
Lawn, shaded fields, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
12-1
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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green, Gold
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green, Gold
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Dark Green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green, Gold
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Subulate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, stem tip cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Rocky Soil, Shade areas, Variety of soil types, Wet Site
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Aphids, Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects
Allergy
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Borders, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Leaves
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, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'
CAREX hachijoensis 'Evergold'
Common Name
Crenshaw Melon
Carex oshimensis
Carex morrowii
In Hindi
खरबूजा
Japanese Sedge
In German
Zuckermelone
japanische Segge
In French
Melon
Japanese carex
In Spanish
Crenshaw Melon
juncia japonesa
In Greek
Crenshaw Melon
japanische Segge
In Portuguese
Crenshaw Melon
Sedge japonês
In Polish
Crenshaw Melon
japoński turzyca
In Latin
Crenshaw Melon
Sedge Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Poales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Carex
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
12000
1
27800
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