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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Perennial

Origin

Africa
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Types

Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow
Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

Number of Varieties

5500
0 40000
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Habitat

Semi arid regions
Fields, Open Forest, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-4
9-4

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
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

Vining/Climbing
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm38.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Salmon
Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, 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
Neutral, Alkaline

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 leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites
Leaf spot

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
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Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing
Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Vitamin C
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds
Leaves

Other Uses

Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

Common Name

Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew
Cinquefoil

In Hindi

खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]
पंचकोण

In German

Honigtau
Fingerkraut

In French

Miellat
potentille

In Spanish

Gotas de miel
cinquefoil

In Greek

πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]
Πεντάφυλλο

In Portuguese

melão de Honeydew
cinquefoil

In Polish

melon spadzi
pięciornik

In Latin

honeydew
cinquefoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Rosales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Cucumis
Potentilla

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

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Rosoideae

Number of Species

1300
1 27800
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Difference Between Honeydew and Cinquefoil

If you are confused whether Honeydew or Cinquefoil are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Honeydew and Cinquefoil Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Honeydew are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Cinquefoil fertilizers required are as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers and Potassium. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Honeydew and Cinquefoil if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Honeydew and Cinquefoil

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Honeydew and Cinquefoil. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Honeydew and Cinquefoil 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 Honeydew is Potassium and Vitamin C whereas of Cinquefoil is Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Honeydew has beauty benefits as follows: while Cinquefoil has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Honeydew vs Cinquefoil

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 Honeydew vs Cinquefoil 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 Honeydew are breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing whereas of Cinquefoil have Avoid during Pregnancy respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Honeydew has showy fruits and Cinquefoil has no showy fruits. Also Honeydew is not flowering and Cinquefoil is not flowering . You can compare Honeydew and Cinquefoil facts and facts of other plants too.