Mouse Melon

Portulaca

About Mouse Melon and Portulaca

Mouse Melon

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Central America, Mexico

South America

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

350

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-85-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 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

A1, A2, 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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

Fertilizers

Compost, organic fertlizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-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

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

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

Butterflies

Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

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

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

Mousemelon

Portulaca

In German

Maus Melone

Portulak

In French

Mousemelon

portulaca

In Spanish

Mousemelon

Portulaca

In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι

Portulaca

In Portuguese

melão rato

Portulaca

In Polish

mysz melona

Portulaca

In Latin

mouse melon

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Caryophyllales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Cucumis

Portulaca

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 Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Mouse Melon and Portulaca

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

Mouse Melon and Portulaca Physical Information

Mouse Melon and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Mouse Melon and Portulaca are as follows:

Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Mouse Melon and Portulaca

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