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Red Buckeye
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Tree
Fruit

Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Africa

Types

Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye
Cantaloupe, Hami Melon, Galia Melon

Number of Varieties

230
0 40000
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Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
12-4

Sunset Zone

2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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

Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm20.30 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Light Yellow, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Dark Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours

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

Clay, Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead branches
Cut old vines, Remove damaged fruit

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount
Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Leaf Blotch
Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Hummingbirds
Ants

Allergy

Pollen
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve
Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Seeds
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute
For making oil for cosmetics

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AESCULUS pavia
CUCUMIS melo 'Super 45'

Common Name

Red Buckeye
Muskmelon

In Hindi

Red Buckeye
खरबूजा

In German

Red Buckeye
Muskmelon

In French

Red Buckeye
Cantaloup

In Spanish

rojo castaño de Indias
Melón

In Greek

κόκκινο Buckeye
Muskmelon

In Portuguese

Red Buckeye
Melão

In Polish

Red Buckeye
Muskmelon

In Latin

Red Buckeye
Muskmelon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Cucurbitales

Family

Hippocastanaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Aesculus
Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Melothrieae

Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae
Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

20100
1 27800
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Difference Between Red Buckeye and Muskmelon

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Importance of Red Buckeye and Muskmelon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Red Buckeye and Muskmelon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Red Buckeye and Muskmelon 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 Red Buckeye is Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic and Salve whereas of Muskmelon is Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge and Stomachic. Red Buckeye has beauty benefits as follows: while Muskmelon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Red Buckeye vs Muskmelon

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 Red Buckeye vs Muskmelon 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 Red Buckeye are Pollen whereas of Muskmelon have Dizziness, Mouth itching and Nausea respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Red Buckeye has no showy fruits and Muskmelon has showy fruits. Also Red Buckeye is not flowering and Muskmelon is not flowering . You can compare Red Buckeye and Muskmelon facts and facts of other plants too.