Congo watermelon
Citrullus lanatus 'Congo'
AAS Winner 1950
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Prostrate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Congo' watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Congo') is a vegetable for food gardens and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. The vines are prostrate, so give them room to sprawl. Bees visit the blooms in summer.
Pairs well with German Pink Tomato tomato, Teddy dill, and Pesto Perpetuo basil.