Mouse Melon

Dutch Iris

About Mouse Melon and Dutch Iris

Mouse Melon

Dutch Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Central America, Mexico

Hybrid origin

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

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-8

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-5

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 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

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15.20 cm

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25.40 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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180.00 cm

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12.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, 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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Root Plants

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

Average Water Needs

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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

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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

Fine

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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, 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

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Basketary, Used for fragrance

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, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra

IRIS 'Apollo'

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mousemelon

Dutch Iris

7.2.2 In German

Maus Melone

Dutch Iris

7.2.3 In French

Mousemelon

Dutch Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mousemelon

Dutch Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι

Dutch Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

melão rato

Dutch Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

mysz melona

Dutch Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

mouse melon

Dutch Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Mouse Melon and Dutch Iris

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

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Season and Care of Mouse Melon and Dutch Iris

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

Mouse Melon and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Mouse Melon and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Mouse Melon and Dutch Iris are as follows:

Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green
Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Mouse Melon and Dutch Iris

Care of Mouse Melon and Dutch Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mouse Melon pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove shoots and Dutch Iris 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 Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.