1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
Hybrid origin, Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Grassland, Sandy areas
along watercourse, Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
1.9 Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Burgundy, Pink, Rose
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Pink, Tan, White
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Disease free, Red blotch
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought, Salt
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
Not Available
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Stomach pain, Throat itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
High blood pressure, Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MELINIS nerviglumis
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
7.2 Common Name
Ruby Grass, Zizka
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
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
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Cucurbitoideae
8.10 Number of Species