Sweet Beauty watermelon
Citrullus lanatus 'Sweet Beauty'
AAS Winner 2004
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
'Sweet Beauty' watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Sweet Beauty') is a vegetable for the food garden. 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. The vine grows low and prostrate at a moderate pace, so give it room to sprawl. Bees visit its blooms in summer.
Pairs well with Itachi cucumber, Carolina Gold tomato, and Persian basil.