Spring Starflower

Mouse Melon

About Spring Starflower and Mouse Melon

Spring Starflower

Mouse Melon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina

Central America, Mexico

1.4 Types

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Slicing, Pickling and burpless

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Floodplains, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

7-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.20 cm

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15.20 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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5.10 cm

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180.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

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

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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

Medium

Coarse

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

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

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

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Throat itching, Vomiting

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

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

MELOTHRIA scabra

7.2 Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spring Starflower

Mousemelon

7.2.2 In German

Frühling Borretsch

Maus Melone

7.2.3 In French

Spring Starflower

Mousemelon

7.2.4 In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

Mousemelon

7.2.5 In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

πεπόνι ποντίκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

melão rato

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

mysz melona

7.2.8 In Latin

Spring Starflower

mouse melon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipheion

Cucumis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gilliesieae

Melothrieae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Spring Starflower and Mouse Melon

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

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Mouse Melon

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

Spring Starflower and Mouse Melon Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Mouse Melon physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Mouse Melon are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Mouse Melon

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