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Plant Habit: Vine
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Vegetable
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Cucumber

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2019-08-01
A gift from my local community garden. :-)

Date: 2014-09-04

Date: 2014-09-04

Date: 2016-09-01
Immature fruit on vine

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Location: Mansfield Texas
Date: 2012-07-25
sliced lemon cucumber
Location: Vaughan, ON, Canada
Date: 2012-07-21
Location: murchison, tx
Date: 2014-07-09 
lemon cucumber's

Date: 2013-09-09
Location: Norfolk, VA (USDA zone 8a)
Date: 2012-06-27

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Date: 2014-09-04
Location: London Ontario Canada
Date: 2021 summer
Cucumis sativus 'Lemon"      flowering from seed
Photo by djultimate

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Comments:
  • Posted by bitbit (Baltimore County, MD - Zone 7a) on Sep 19, 2013 12:31 AM concerning plant:
    This little cucumber starts out white and turns bright yellow as it matures. It's fine to eat at either stage, and it makes good pickles with an unusual shape when immature. I've never had bitterness from Lemon Cucumbers, and their unique look makes them popular for kids and party platters. Because the individual fruits are fairly small, a healthy vine will produce them in large numbers.
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on May 12, 2022 6:03 AM concerning plant:
    Even though it lacks the disease resistance of newer hybrids, The "clear, mild flavor" of lemon cucumber makes snacking on the round fruits worth it. Best when they are golf ball size. Plants are extremely prolific.
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