Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Africa
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Types
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Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Number of Varieties
14
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas
gardens, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
8-1
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
21,22
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm38.10 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
Pink, Magenta, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow green
Green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
For making oil for cosmetics
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
Common Name
Crenshaw Melon
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
In Hindi
खरबूजा
ओरिएंटल लिली
In German
Zuckermelone
Orientalische Lilie
In French
Melon
Lily Oriental
In Spanish
Crenshaw Melon
lirio oriental
In Greek
Crenshaw Melon
Oriental Lily
In Portuguese
Crenshaw Melon
Lily Oriental
In Polish
Crenshaw Melon
Oriental Lily
In Latin
Crenshaw Melon
Oriental Lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Cucurbitales
Liliales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Lilium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lilieae
Subfamily
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Lilioideae
Number of Species
1108
1
27800
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