Lilly melon
Cucumis melo 'Lilly'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Orange, yellow
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lilly' melon (Cucumis melo 'Lilly') is a vegetable for the food garden, the cottage garden, and the border. 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, loamy or clay soil. It is grown for creamy, sweet, and aromatic Crenshaw-type fruit. The vines climb, and orange and yellow flowers open from early to late summer to draw butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Royal Hybrid 1121 Sunflower sunflower, Cannellini bean, and Teddy dill.