Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial, Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
-
Africa
Types
Echinocereus reichenbachii albertii, Echinocereus reichenbachii fitchii, Echinocereus reichenbachii albispinus
-
Number of Varieties
9-
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Grassland
Cold Regions, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-4
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Habit
-
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm371.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Dark Green, Olive
Red, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Dispose of diseased portions, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Scale insects
Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Deer resistant
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Nutrients, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
Echinocereus reichenbachii
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Jubilee'
Common Name
Hedgehog Cactus, Lace
Jubilee Watermelon, Watermelon
In Hindi
Hedgehog cactus
तरबूज
In German
Igel Kaktus
Jubilee Wassermelone
In French
hérisson cactus
Jubilé Watermelon
In Spanish
cactus de erizo
Jubileo de la sandía
In Greek
κάκτος σκαντζόχοιρος
Jubilee Καρπούζι
In Portuguese
hedgehog cactus
Jubileu da melancia
In Polish
jeż kaktus
Jubileusz Watermelon
In Latin
cactus
Iubilaeum PEPO
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Cactaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Echinocereus
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Pachycereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
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Number of Species
20850
1
27800
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