Lambkin melon
Cucumis melo 'Lambkin'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow, white, green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lambkin' melon (Cucumis melo 'Lambkin') is a climbing vegetable for the food garden, cottage garden, and border. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. Yellow, white, and green flowers open from early to late summer, and they draw butterflies and bees. It is an early Piel de Sapo type.
Pairs well with Indigo Rose tomato, Fern Leaf dill, and Giant of Italy parsley.