Mouse Melon

Garden Peony

About Mouse Melon and Garden Peony

Mouse Melon

Garden Peony

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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

Asia

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Bowl of Beauty, Laura Dessert

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3700

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

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

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm76.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lanceolate

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Spring, Late Spring

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

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

Water during periods of drought

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

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

High phosphorus

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Double

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

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

Ants, Insects, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Heals cracked skin

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

Analgesic, Anodyne, Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Astringent, Carminative, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Eaten in a broth, Powdered and mixed with tea

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra

PAEONIA lactiflora 'Laura Dessert'

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

Garden Peony, Chinese Peony

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mousemelon

Garden Peony

7.2.2 In German

Maus Melone

Garten -Pfingstrose

7.2.3 In French

Mousemelon

Jardin Pivoine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mousemelon

Jardín Peony

7.2.5 In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι

Κήπος Παιώνια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

melão rato

Garden Peony

7.2.7 In Polish

mysz melona

Garden Peony

7.2.8 In Latin

mouse melon

AGLAOPHOTIS paradiso

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Dilleniales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Paeoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Paeonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Mouse Melon and Garden Peony

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

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Season and Care of Mouse Melon and Garden Peony

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

Mouse Melon and Garden Peony Physical Information

Mouse Melon and Garden Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Garden Peony height is 76.20 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Mouse Melon and Garden Peony are as follows:

Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green
Garden Peony flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Garden Peony leaf color: Green and Bronze

Care of Mouse Melon and Garden Peony

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