Mouse Melon

String Bean

About Mouse Melon and String Bean

Mouse Melon

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Central America, Mexico

Central America, South America

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-8-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

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

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

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

Fertilizers

Compost, organic fertlizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

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

Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Mousemelon

String Bean

In German

Maus Melone

Bohne

In French

Mousemelon

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Mousemelon

String Bean

In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

melão rato

Feijão de corda

In Polish

mysz melona

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

mouse melon

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Fabales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Cucumis

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Melothrieae

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

50115

1 27800

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Properties of Mouse Melon and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Mouse Melon and String Bean

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

Mouse Melon and String Bean Physical Information

Mouse Melon and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Mouse Melon and String Bean are as follows:

Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Mouse Melon and String Bean

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