Porte (maduro) - Stefan.lefnaer / Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 4.0
Cobertura limitada
Sandía
Citrullus lanatus
Una enredadera anual rastrera originaria del suroeste de África, cultivada en todo el mundo por su dulce y jugosa fruta estival. Los tallos pilosos y postrados, repletos de zarcillos rizados, se extienden más de 10 feet por el suelo, portando hojas profundamente pinnado-lobuladas y pequeñas flores de color verde pálido. Necesita veranos largos y calurosos, así como un suelo rico, constantemente húmedo y bien drenado; las abejas son imprescindibles para polinizar las flores femeninas y cuajar los melones esféricos a ovales con rayas oscuras.
Climate fit: moderate (63/100)
Edible
Light
Full sun
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
9-18" tall · 84" apart
Hardy in zones
2-11
brutally cold to nearly frost-free winters
AHS heat range
6-12
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
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Cultivada en todo el mundo como popular fruta estival: la pulpa jugosa y dulce se consume fresca, la corteza interior blanca también es comestible y puede utilizarse como verdura o en encurtidos, e incluso el fruto puede fermentarse para obtener vino (Missouri Botanical Garden).
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✓
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 45 ecoregions — 45 climate-resilient through 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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California coastal sage and chaparral
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Sandía (Citrullus lanatus). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/citrullus-lanatus
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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