1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, Africa
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
1.4 Types
Cantaloupe, Hami Melon, Galia Melon
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
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, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm304.80 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
150.00 cm182.88 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Tan
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Long and slender with very sharp edges
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
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
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Cut old vines, Remove damaged fruit
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt
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
5.12 Allergy
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea
Itchiness, Skin cuts
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
For making oil for cosmetics
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Super 45'
CORTADERIA
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Cantaloup
herbe de la pampa
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Danthonioideae
8.10 Number of Species