Spartan Valor cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Spartan Valor'
AAS Winner 1968
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Spartan Valor' cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Spartan Valor') is a climbing vegetable for the food garden, containers, and borders. 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, sandy or loamy soil. It grows quickly and blooms from early to late summer. The flowers attract bees.
Pairs well with Scarlet runner, Nasturtium, African marigold, and Dill.