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Mouse Melon
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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual, biennial or perennial

Type

Vegetable
Perennial

Origin

Central America, Mexico
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Matthiola incana

Number of Varieties

320
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest
By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-86-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
8-1

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
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
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm35.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
reseeds, 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
Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Compost, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

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

Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra
MATTHIOLA incana

Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

In Hindi

Mousemelon
Common stock

In German

Maus Melone
Garten-Levkoje

In French

Mousemelon
Common stock

In Spanish

Mousemelon
Matthiola incana

In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι
Common stock

In Portuguese

melão rato
Matthiola incana

In Polish

mysz melona
Common stock

In Latin

mouse melon
Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Capparales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Brassicaceae

Genus

Cucumis
Matthiola

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Melothrieae
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Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
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Number of Species

5050
1 27800
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Difference Between Mouse Melon and Common Stock

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Importance of Mouse Melon and Common Stock

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Mouse Melon and Common Stock. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Mouse Melon and Common Stock 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 Common Stock is Antidote, Aphrodisiac and Diuretic. Mouse Melon has beauty benefits as follows: while Common Stock has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Mouse Melon vs Common Stock

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 Common Stock 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 Common Stock have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Mouse Melon has showy fruits and Common Stock has no showy fruits. Also Mouse Melon is not flowering and Common Stock is flowering. You can compare Mouse Melon and Common Stock facts and facts of other plants too.