Mouse Melon

Oatgrass

About Mouse Melon and Oatgrass

Mouse Melon

Oatgrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Grass

1.3 Origin

Central America, Mexico

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Blue Oat grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-8

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

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, 15, 16, 17, 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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20.50 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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180.00 cm

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30.50 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan, Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Not Available

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Early Summer

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

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

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

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

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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

Asthma, Itchy eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

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 a nutritious food item

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

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra

ARRHENATHERUM

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

Oatgrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mousemelon

जई घास

7.2.2 In German

Maus Melone

Ährengras

7.2.3 In French

Mousemelon

Folle avoine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mousemelon

oat Grass

7.2.5 In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι

βρώμη Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

melão rato

aveia-

7.2.7 In Polish

mysz melona

Owies trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

mouse melon

oat Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Poales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Danthonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Aveneae

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Danthonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Mouse Melon and Oatgrass

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

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Season and Care of Mouse Melon and Oatgrass

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

Mouse Melon and Oatgrass Physical Information

Mouse Melon and Oatgrass physical information is very important for comparison. Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Mouse Melon and Oatgrass are as follows:

Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green
Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Mouse Melon and Oatgrass

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