String Bean

Mouse Melon

About String Bean and Mouse Melon

String Bean

Mouse Melon

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Central America, South America

Central America, Mexico

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Floodplains, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available7-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

210.00 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

Compost, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

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

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

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

Allergy

Not Available

Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Not Available

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Fruits, Seeds

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

MELOTHRIA scabra

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

In Hindi

String Bean

Mousemelon

In German

Bohne

Maus Melone

In French

Haricot vert

Mousemelon

In Spanish

String Bean

Mousemelon

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο

πεπόνι ποντίκι

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda

melão rato

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa

mysz melona

In Latin

Gloria Bean

mouse melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Cucurbitales

Family

Fabaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Melothrieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

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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.