Is watermelon a unisexual flower?
Watermelon flowers belong to unisexual flowers, because watermelon flowers only have stamens or pistils and will not be included at the same time, so watermelon flowers are unisexual. Watermelon has light yellow flowers, wide bell-shaped, oval or oblong lobes, about 1 cm long, and yellow-brown veins.
Is watermelon monoecious?
Watermelon is an essential fruit in summer. Watermelon will blossom and bear fruit during its growth, so it belongs to angiosperms. There will be female flowers and male flowers on the same watermelon seedling, so watermelon belongs to monoecious plants.
Watermelon flowering time
Watermelon can be found all year round, but it is divided into open-air planting and greenhouse planting. Watermelons planted normally will begin to bloom in May and June, that is, in early summer. The flowering period of watermelon is very short, not a week, and the flowering period will only last for about 5 days.
Watermelon flower pollination
Watermelon is an insect-borne flower because of its bright color. Watermelons grown in greenhouses are generally artificially pollinated.
The pollination method of watermelon is very simple, as long as the male flower with large flower size is selected, then the petals of the male flower are folded back, and then aimed at the female flower, and pollination is successful.
Watermelon flowering map