1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Africa
South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas
1.4 Types
Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Semi arid regions
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
150.00 cm61.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
White, Orange, Lavender, Plum
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Salmon
Brown, Chocolate
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loam, Moist, Sandy
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Potassium, Vitamin C
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Hanging Basket
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
7.2 Common Name
Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew
Ram's Horn
7.2.1 In Hindi
खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]
Proboscidea louisianica
7.2.2 In German
Honigtau
Proboscidea louisianica
7.2.3 In French
Miellat
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
7.2.4 In Spanish
Gotas de miel
louisianica PROBOSCIDEA
7.2.5 In Greek
πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]
proboscidea louisianica
7.2.6 In Portuguese
melão de Honeydew
proboscidea louisianica
7.2.7 In Polish
melon spadzi
Proboscidea louisianica
7.2.8 In Latin
honeydew
proboscidea louisianica
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Cucurbitales
Scrophulariales
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
Pedaliaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species