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Crenshaw Melon
Crenshaw Melon

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Peruvian-Lily



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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Fruit
Tender Perennial

Origin

Africa
South America, Argentina, Chile

Types

-
Alstroemeria aurea

Number of Varieties

140
0 40000
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Habitat

along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-4
12-7

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
H1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm38.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm61.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Light Pink, Lavender, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Multi-Color

Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Gray Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Lanceolate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours
Requires regular watering

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
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

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

Facts

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea
angioedema, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Throat itching, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

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
-

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Flowers, Root

Other Uses

For making oil for cosmetics
Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'
ALSTROEMERIA ligtu

Common Name

Crenshaw Melon
Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian-lily

In Hindi

खरबूजा
peruvian lily

In German

Zuckermelone
peruanische Lilie

In French

Melon
lis des Incas

In Spanish

Crenshaw Melon
lirio peruano

In Greek

Crenshaw Melon
περουβιανή κρίνος

In Portuguese

Crenshaw Melon
lírio peruano

In Polish

Crenshaw Melon
peruwiański lilia

In Latin

Crenshaw Melon
Peruviani lilium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Liliales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Cucumis
Alstroemeria

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1122
1 27800
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Difference Between Crenshaw Melon and Peruvian-Lily

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Importance of Crenshaw Melon and Peruvian-Lily

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Crenshaw Melon and Peruvian-Lily. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Crenshaw Melon and Peruvian-Lily as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Crenshaw Melon is Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge and Stomachic whereas of Peruvian-Lily is . Crenshaw Melon has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin, Hair Conditioner and Stops hair loss while Peruvian-Lily has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin, Hair Conditioner and Stops hair loss.

Compare Facts of Crenshaw Melon vs Peruvian-Lily

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Crenshaw Melon vs Peruvian-Lily and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Crenshaw Melon are Dizziness, Mouth itching and Nausea whereas of Peruvian-Lily have angioedema, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Throat itching and Urticaria respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Crenshaw Melon has showy fruits and Peruvian-Lily has no showy fruits. Also Crenshaw Melon is not flowering and Peruvian-Lily is not flowering . You can compare Crenshaw Melon and Peruvian-Lily facts and facts of other plants too.