Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Central America, Mexico
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
Number of Varieties
37
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12 - 9
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, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm2.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gold, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
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
weekly regular
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
Army-worms, sod webworms
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Drought
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
Crickets
Allergy
Throat itching, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
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
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a golf course turf
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
MELOTHRIA scabra
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
Common Name
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
Korean Velvet Grass
In Hindi
Mousemelon
कोरियाई मखमल घास
In German
Maus Melone
Korean Samt Gras
In French
Mousemelon
herbe de velours coréenne
In Spanish
Mousemelon
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Greek
πεπόνι ποντίκι
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Portuguese
melão rato
grama de veludo coreano
In Polish
mysz melona
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In Latin
mouse melon
Carl herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Monocotyledonae
Order
Cucurbitales
Cyperales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Zoysia Willd
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Commelinids
Tribe
Melothrieae
Cynodonteae
Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
503
1
27800
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