Mouse Melon

Beardlip Penstemon

About Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon

Mouse Melon

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Central America, Mexico

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-8

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-2

1.8 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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

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60.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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180.00 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mousemelon

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Maus Melone

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Mousemelon

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mousemelon

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

melão rato

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

mysz melona

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

mouse melon

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon. Mouse Melon doesn't have thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Mouse Melon does not have fragrant flowers. Mouse Melon has allergic reactions like Throat itching and Vomiting and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like Throat itching and Vomiting. 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 Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Mouse Melon and Beardlip Penstemon

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