Excelsior cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Excelsior (F1)'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 5 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Excelsior' cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Excelsior') 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. It is a fast-growing climber that blooms in early to late summer, and bees visit the flowers. Fruits are ready about 50 days after planting.
Pairs well with Hungarian Heart Tomato tomato, Fernleaf dill, and Bloody Butcher corn.