Mouse Melon

Cyclamen

About Mouse Melon and Cyclamen

Mouse Melon

Cyclamen

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Tubers

1.3 Origin

Central America, Mexico

Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

324

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

7-1

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

15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm0.54 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm0.75 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Pink, Purple, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Silver

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Indirect sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Autumn, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

From bulbs, Seedlings

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 water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when soil is dry

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Indirect sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting

Respiratory problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment

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

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra

Cyclamen Persicum

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mousemelon

Sikalemen

7.2.2 In German

Maus Melone

Zyklamen

7.2.3 In French

Mousemelon

Cyclamen

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mousemelon

Ciclamen

7.2.5 In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι

κυκλάμινο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

melão rato

Cíclame

7.2.7 In Polish

mysz melona

Cyklamen

7.2.8 In Latin

mouse melon

Cyclamīnos

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Primulaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Cyclamen

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Cyclamineae

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Myrsinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA23

1 27800

Properties of Mouse Melon and Cyclamen

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

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Season and Care of Mouse Melon and Cyclamen

Season and care of Mouse Melon and Cyclamen is important to know. While considering everything about Mouse Melon and Cyclamen Care, growing season is an essential factor. Mouse Melon season is Summer and Fall and Cyclamen season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Mouse Melon is Loam and for Cyclamen is Clay, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Mouse Melon is Neutral and for Cyclamen is Acidic.

Mouse Melon and Cyclamen Physical Information

Mouse Melon and Cyclamen physical information is very important for comparison. Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Cyclamen height is 0.54 cm and width 0.75 cm. The color specification of Mouse Melon and Cyclamen are as follows:

Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green
Cyclamen flower color: Pink, Purple and White
Cyclamen leaf color: Several shades of Green

Care of Mouse Melon and Cyclamen

Care of Mouse Melon and Cyclamen include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mouse Melon pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove shoots and Cyclamen pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Mouse Melon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cyclamen needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.