String Bean

Mouse Melon

About String Bean and Mouse Melon

String Bean

Mouse Melon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Central America, Mexico

1.4 Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Floodplains, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available7-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

210.00 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

Compost, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

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

✔ ✘

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

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

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

MELOTHRIA scabra

7.2 Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

7.2.1 In Hindi

String Bean

Mousemelon

7.2.2 In German

Bohne

Maus Melone

7.2.3 In French

Haricot vert

Mousemelon

7.2.4 In Spanish

String Bean

Mousemelon

7.2.5 In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο

πεπόνι ποντίκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Feijão de corda

melão rato

7.2.7 In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa

mysz melona

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria Bean

mouse melon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Phaseolus

Cucumis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Phaseoleae

Melothrieae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of String Bean and Mouse Melon

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

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Season and Care of String Bean and Mouse Melon

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

String Bean and Mouse Melon Physical Information

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

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

Care of String Bean and Mouse Melon

Care of String Bean and Mouse Melon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. String Bean 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 String Bean 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.