Sweetpea

Mouse Melon

About Sweetpea and Mouse Melon

Sweetpea

Mouse Melon

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

Origin

Mediterranean

Central America, Mexico

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Number of Varieties

503

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Floodplains, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-107-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

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

180.00 cm15.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.00 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

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

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

Organic Flower Fertilizer

Compost, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

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

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Caterpillar, Insects, Snails

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

Allergy

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

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

Flowers

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as essential oil

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

Cottage garden, Groundcover

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LATHYRUS odoratus

MELOTHRIA scabra

Common Name

Sweetpea

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

In Hindi

Sweetpea

Mousemelon

In German

Sweetpea

Maus Melone

In French

Sweetpea

Mousemelon

In Spanish

Sweetpea

Mousemelon

In Greek

Sweetpea

πεπόνι ποντίκι

In Portuguese

Sweetpea

melão rato

In Polish

Sweetpea

mysz melona

In Latin

Sweetpea

mouse melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Cucurbitales

Family

Fabaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Lagerstroemia

Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Vicieae

Melothrieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

7550

1 27800

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Properties of Sweetpea and Mouse Melon

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

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Season and Care of Sweetpea and Mouse Melon

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

Sweetpea and Mouse Melon Physical Information

Sweetpea and Mouse Melon physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Mouse Melon height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Sweetpea and Mouse Melon are as follows:

Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Mouse Melon flower color: Yellow and Gold
Mouse Melon leaf color: Light Green

Care of Sweetpea and Mouse Melon

Care of Sweetpea and Mouse Melon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing and Mouse Melon pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove shoots. In summer Sweetpea 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.