Mouse Melon

Pride of Barbados

About Mouse Melon and Pride of Barbados

Mouse Melon

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Central America, Mexico

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-89-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

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

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

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

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mousemelon

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

Maus Melone

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

Mousemelon

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mousemelon

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

melão rato

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

mysz melona

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

mouse melon

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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 Pride of Barbados

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

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Season and Care of Mouse Melon and Pride of Barbados

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

Mouse Melon and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

Mouse Melon and Pride of Barbados physical information is very important for comparison. Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Mouse Melon and Pride of Barbados are as follows:

Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of Mouse Melon and Pride of Barbados

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