cucumber
Cucumis sativus
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 18 inches tall3 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. The vines climb and grow fast, so give them a trellis. Yellow flowers open from early to late summer and bring in bees.
Pairs well with Nasturtium, Dill, Radish organic, and African marigold.
Native range
Himalaya to Northern Thailand.