Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Fruit
Fruit
Origin
China
Africa
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
Fonzy melon
Number of Varieties
2000-
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-4
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Oval or Rounded
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,005.84 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.24 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
White, Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Water Deeply, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
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Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
Asthma, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Sore eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
Improve skin condition, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Antioxidants, Diabetes, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
CUCUMIS melo 'Amy'
Common Name
Peach
Canary Melon
In Hindi
आड़ू
कैनरी तरबूज
In German
Pfirsich
Canary Melon
In French
pêche
Melon Canaries
In Spanish
melocotón
Melón Canarias
In Greek
ροδάκινο
Κανάριοι Πεπόνι
In Portuguese
pêssego
Canary Melon
In Polish
brzoskwinia
Canary Melon
In Latin
persici
Canary cucumis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Cucurbitales
Family
Rosaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Prunus
Cucumis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Amygdaleae
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Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species
701
1
27800
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