Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
South America, Argentina
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Perennial
-
Number of Varieties
3520
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
along watercourse, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-4
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
Allergy
-
Stomach pain, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
High blood pressure, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
In Hindi
Spring Starflower
तरबूज़
In German
Frühling Borretsch
Wassermelone
In French
Spring Starflower
Citrullus lanatus
In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella
Citrullus lanatus
In Greek
άνοιξη starflower
καρπούζι
In Portuguese
primavera Starflower
Citrullus lanatus
In Polish
Wiosna Starflower
Citrullus lanatus
In Latin
Spring Starflower
Citrullus lanatus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Cucurbitales
Family
Liliaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Ipheion
Citrullus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Gilliesieae
Benincaseae
Subfamily
Allioideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
501000
1
27800
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