China's many varieties of cucumber, north and south of the local cultivation of local varieties and excellent varieties. Potted ornamental cucumbers, generally require good growth potential, more female flowers, beautiful melon shape, melon color, smaller melon, adaptability and other characteristics, now introduces a few varieties suitable for potted plants:
①Lang Li early
The variety of Changsha local varieties, the growth of the potential for medium, less branching, smaller melon. The fruit is yellow or green, yellow-white spots all over the fruit surface, high ornamental value. Early maturity, not resistant to disease.
②Daibai Cucumber
This variety is a local variety of Chongqing. Plants luxuriant, adaptable. The main vine of the 10th section of the female flowers. Melon stick-shaped, skin creamy white, ribbing is not obvious, sparse thorns, has a high degree of ornamental.
3 Milk cucumber
The length of the vine is 2.5-3.0 meters, and the branching force is weak. The first female flowers begin to appear at the 3rd to 4th nodes. The fruit grows to 8-14 centimeters in 5-7 days after flowering, 1.2-1.3 centimeters thick, and matures early.
4 Beijing small spiny melon
Beijing suburban local varieties, vine length 1.5 ~ 1.7 meters, the third section began to bear female flowers, tumors and small, spiny white, the surface of the groove is not obvious. Early maturity, drought resistance, poor resistance to mildew.
⑤Changchun Dense Spur
Strong growth potential, thick stems, short internodes, undeveloped lateral branches, large and thick leaves, the first female flowers were born in the 4th to 5th section, section knot melon. The melon is 25-30 centimeters long and about 3 centimeters in diameter. Dark green, spiny tumors small and dense, spines white, ribs are not obvious. Resistant to cucumber blight, not resistant to downy mildew, strong adaptability to temperature, suitable for winter and spring indoor potted plants.
6 Tangshan autumn melon
Tangshan local fine varieties, strong growth potential. Leaf color green, strong branching, the main side of the vine can be melon. The first female flower appears in the 8th to 10th section of the main vine. Melon length 23 ~ 25 cm, dark green, prickly tumors larger and dense, prickly white. Resistance to mildew and anthracnose is strong.
⑦Jinchun 3
The plant has medium growth potential, and the edge of the leaf blade is y notched. The main vine is the main melon, the first female flowers are born in the 4th to 5th section, melon length 25 cm, green, with ribs and prickly tumor. Disease resistance is strong.
8 Xia Shan Qilu 3
Japan Saitama County Original Seed Breeding Association selected. Medium growth potential, slightly shorter internodes. Leaf blade thicker, the main side of the trails can be continuous melon, melon in low-temperature conditions, melon performance, melon length of 24 centimeters, the most suitable for low-temperature, low-light conditions, so indoor potted plant growth is better.