Mouse Melon

Double Pink Peony

About Mouse Melon and Double Pink Peony

Mouse Melon

Double Pink Peony

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

Central America, Mexico

Asia

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Bowl of Beauty, Laura Dessert

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-84-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

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

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Root Division, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Compost, organic fertlizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf Blotch, Ringspot virus, Stem rot, Tip blight, Verticillium Wilt

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

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

Ants, Butterflies

Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Alterative, Analgesic, Anodyne, anti inflammatory, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Hypotensive, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

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

Eaten in a broth, Powdered and mixed with tea

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra

PAEONIA lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'

Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

Double Pink Peony, Garden Peony

In Hindi

Mousemelon

Double Pink Peony

In German

Maus Melone

Doppelte rosa Pfingstrosen

In French

Mousemelon

Double Rose pivoine

In Spanish

Mousemelon

Doble Pink Peony

In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι

Διπλό Ροζ Παιωνία

In Portuguese

melão rato

Duplo Pink Peony

In Polish

mysz melona

Podwójne Pink Peony

In Latin

mouse melon

Geminus Pink AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Dilleniales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Paeoniaceae

Genus

Cucumis

Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Melothrieae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

501

1 27800

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Properties of Mouse Melon and Double Pink Peony

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

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Season and Care of Mouse Melon and Double Pink Peony

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

Mouse Melon and Double Pink Peony Physical Information

Mouse Melon and Double Pink Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Double Pink Peony height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Mouse Melon and Double Pink Peony are as follows:

Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green
Double Pink Peony flower color: White and Light Pink
Double Pink Peony leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze

Care of Mouse Melon and Double Pink Peony

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