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Cucumber

Cucumber, (Cucumis sativus), creeping plant of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), widely cultivated for its edible fruit. The cucumber plant is a tender annual vine with a rough, succulent, trailing stem. The hairy leaves have three to five pointed lobes, and the stem bears branched tendrils by which the plant can be trained to supports. The five-petaled yellow flowers are unisexual and produce a type of berry known as a pepo.
Description from britannica.com

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Cucumber

Cucumber fast facts

Scientific Name

Cucumis sativus

Family

Curcurbitaceae

Garden Type

Container Appropriate, Edible Garden, Anywhere

Wildlife

Bees

Native Plant Region

No

Light needs

Full Sun

Water Needs

Medium

Plant Type

Annual, Vine

Bloom Color(s)

Yellow

Height

2 – 5 feet

Width

0 – 1, 1 – 2 feet

Months in Bloom

July, August

Safe Beneath Power Lines?

Yes
Cucumber

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