Snow Leopard melon
Cucumis melo 'Snow Leopard (F1)'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Snow Leopard' melon (Cucumis melo 'Snow Leopard') is a climbing vegetable for food gardens, containers, and cottage gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It blooms in early to late summer, and the flowers attract butterflies and bees. The melons reach maturity in 71 days.
Pairs well with Pesto Perpetuo basil, Long Island Mammoth dill, and Carbon tomato.