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Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Also known as wild cucumber, garden cucumber, common cucumber, Cucumis sativus f. pallescens
Zones 2–11Sun Full SunWater HighCare Moderate
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Vegetable · Vining · Edible · Garden · Summer Crop · Cucurbit · Trellis · Outdoor · Annual Crop · Food Garden
CulinaryAttracts pollinators
Toxicity: dogs, cats, horses — keep out of reach and wear gloves when pruning.
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/10/2026
Cucumbers thrive in full sun with consistently moist, well-draining soil and warm temperatures above 60°F. Train vines on a trellis to save space and improve air circulation, and water at the base to prevent foliar disease. Harvest fruits regularly to encourage continued production throughout the growing season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the base, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 3-4 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 50°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 2a-11b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 6 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Andaman Is., Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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