Clark's Special cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Clarks Special'
AAS Winner 1933
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Clark's Special' cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Clark's Special') is a vegetable for the food garden, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It climbs and grows at a rapid pace, so give it a support. Bees visit the flowers from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Scarlet runner, Nasturtium, Dill, and African marigold.