What is
Life Span
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Origin
Southern Asia
Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Number of Varieties
3
Rank: 89 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
Sunset Zone
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
Vining/Climbing
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall)
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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2% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Season
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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66% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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60% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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65% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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18% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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34% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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22% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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35% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Invasive
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1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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78% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Throat itching
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Edible Uses
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98% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'
Common Name
Cucumber
In Hindi
खीरा
In German
Gurke
In French
concombre
In Spanish
Pepino
In Greek
αγγούρι
In Portuguese
pepino
In Polish
ogórek
In Latin
cucumeris
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Melothrieae
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
Not Available
1
27800
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