1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Africa
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
1.4 Types
Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
Semi arid regions
Cultivated Beds
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.4 AHS Heat Zone
2.5 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
Not Available
2.6 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
5.9.1 Minimum Width
150.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
9.11 Plant Color
9.11.1 Flower Color
Yellow
Pink, Lavender, Violet
9.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
9.11.3 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Salmon
White, Brown
9.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
9.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
9.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
9.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
9.12 Shape
9.12.1 Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Lyrate-pinnatilobed
9.13 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.2.2 Growth Rate
10.2.3 Type of Soil
10.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
10.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
10.3 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
11.2 How to Plant?
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
11.5.2 Soil Type
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
11.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
11.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Self-fertile
11.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
12.12 Allergy
breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing
no allergic reactions
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Potassium, Vitamin C
Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
13.2.3 Other Uses
Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups
Used as a vegetable
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Mixed Border
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'
EMILIA sonchifolia
14.2 Common Name
Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
14.2.1 In Hindi
खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]
Shaving Brush
14.2.2 In German
14.2.3 In French
14.2.4 In Spanish
Gotas de miel
Brocha de afeitar
14.2.5 In Greek
πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
14.2.6 In Portuguese
melão de Honeydew
Pincel de barba
14.2.7 In Polish
melon spadzi
Pędzel do golenia
14.2.8 In Latin
honeydew
Tondenti Peniculus
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
Not Available
Senecioneae
15.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Asteroideae
15.10 Number of Species