Golden Crown watermelon
Citrullus lanatus 'Golden Crown'
AAS Winner 1991
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
'Golden Crown' watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Golden Crown') is a vegetable for the food garden and the border. 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. It has a prostrate habit, so give the vines room to spread. Bees visit the flowers in summer.
Pairs well with Excelsior cucumber, Alpha calendula, and Persian basil.