Butterwort

Mouse Melon

About Butterwort and Mouse Melon

Butterwort

Mouse Melon

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

World/Pandemic

Central America, Mexico

Types

Pinguicula vulgaris, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula alpina

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Number of Varieties

833

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Damp Places, Fens, Gravels, meadows, Moist Soils, shores, Shores of rivers or lakes, springs, Wet lands

Floodplains, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-8

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm15.20 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

60.96 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Circular

Heart-shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Insects

Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

Pollen

Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cough, Throat infection

Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINGUICULA

MELOTHRIA scabra

Common Name

Butterwort

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

In Hindi

Butterwort plant

Mousemelon

In German

Fettkraut Pflanze

Maus Melone

In French

plante Butterwort

Mousemelon

In Spanish

planta butterwort

Mousemelon

In Greek

φυτό Butterwort

πεπόνι ποντίκι

In Portuguese

planta Butterwort

melão rato

In Polish

Butterwort roślin

mysz melona

In Latin

Butterwort herba

mouse melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Cucurbitales

Family

Lentibulariaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Pinguicula

Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Melothrieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

8050

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Butterwort and Mouse Melon

Wondering what are the properties of Butterwort and Mouse Melon? We provide you with everything About Butterwort and Mouse Melon. Butterwort doesn't have thorns and Mouse Melon doesn't have thorns. Also Butterwort does not have fragrant flowers. Butterwort has allergic reactions like Pollen and Mouse Melon has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Butterwort and Mouse Melon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Butterwort and Tuberose

Butterwort and Potentilla

Butterwort and Cinquefoil

» More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Butterwort and Mouse Melon

Season and care of Butterwort and Mouse Melon is important to know. While considering everything about Butterwort and Mouse Melon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterwort season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Mouse Melon season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Butterwort is Loam, Sand and for Mouse Melon is Loam while the PH of soil for Butterwort is Acidic and for Mouse Melon is Neutral.

Butterwort and Mouse Melon Physical Information

Butterwort and Mouse Melon physical information is very important for comparison. Butterwort height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Butterwort and Mouse Melon are as follows:

Butterwort flower color:
Butterwort leaf color:
Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butterwort and Mouse Melon

Care of Butterwort and Mouse Melon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mouse Melon pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove shoots. In summer Butterwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mouse Melon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.