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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Grass

Origin

Central America, Mexico
World/Pandemic

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Large Blue Fescue , Sea Urchin Blue Fescue, Elijah Blue blue fescue

Number of Varieties

312
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest
Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-84-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
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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
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm15.24 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green
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Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
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Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
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Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Compost, organic fertlizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate
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Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

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

Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra
FESTUCA

Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
Blue Fescue, Field Fescue

In Hindi

Mousemelon
ब्लू हुक्म

In German

Maus Melone
blau -Schwingel

In French

Mousemelon
bleu fétuque

In Spanish

Mousemelon
azul festuca

In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι
μπλε Φεστούκα

In Portuguese

melão rato
azul festuca

In Polish

mysz melona
niebieski Kostrzewa

In Latin

mouse melon
blue Fescue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Cyperales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Cucumis
Festuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Melothrieae
Poeae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Pooideae

Number of Species

5061
1 27800
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Difference Between Mouse Melon and Blue Fescue

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Importance of Mouse Melon and Blue Fescue

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Mouse Melon and Blue Fescue. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Mouse Melon and Blue Fescue as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Mouse Melon is Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation and Rich in Iron whereas of Blue Fescue is . Mouse Melon has beauty benefits as follows: while Blue Fescue has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Mouse Melon vs Blue Fescue

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Mouse Melon vs Blue Fescue and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Mouse Melon are Throat itching and Vomiting whereas of Blue Fescue have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Mouse Melon has showy fruits and Blue Fescue has no showy fruits. Also Mouse Melon is not flowering and Blue Fescue is not flowering . You can compare Mouse Melon and Blue Fescue facts and facts of other plants too.