Life Span
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Origin
Central America, Mexico
Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Number of Varieties
3
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-8
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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
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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63% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
Compost, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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59% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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65% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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19% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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36% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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25% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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32% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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Invasive
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Self-Sowing
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79% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Throat itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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99% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
MELOTHRIA scabra
Common Name
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
In Hindi
Mousemelon
In German
Maus Melone
In French
Mousemelon
In Spanish
Mousemelon
In Greek
πεπόνι ποντίκι
In Portuguese
melão rato
In Polish
mysz melona
In Latin
mouse melon
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Melothrieae
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
50
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27800
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