Sweet Passion Melon melon
Cucumis melo 'Sweet Passion Melon'
USDA zones8 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
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Notes
'Sweet Passion Melon' melon (Cucumis melo 'Sweet Passion Melon') is a vegetable for the food garden, containers, and borders. 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 or clay soil. It blooms from early to late summer. Bees and butterflies visit the fragrant plant.
Pairs well with Borage, Nasturtium, African marigold, and Oregano.