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Mouse Melon
Mouse Melon

Meadow Phlox
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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Flowering Plants

Origin

Central America, Mexico
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless
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Number of Varieties

360
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest
Loamy soils, meadows, moist forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-85-8
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, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm38.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
White, Pink, Lavender, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green
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Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
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Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Transplanting

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, Keep ground moist

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
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Compost, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles
Leafhoppers, Pink Root, Powdery mildew, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

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

Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting
allergic conjunctivitis, breathing problems, Irritate the mucus membrane

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

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Improve skin tone, Restores Hair Colour, Skin cleanser

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification, Increases moisture in air, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Air freshner, Cosmetics, Making Sweet Scented Oil

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra
PHLOX maculata

Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
Meadow Phlox

In Hindi

Mousemelon
मैदानी एक प्रकार का पौधा

In German

Maus Melone
Wiese Phlox

In French

Mousemelon
Meadow Phlox

In Spanish

Mousemelon
prado Phlox

In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι
Meadow Phlox

In Portuguese

melão rato
Meadow Phlox

In Polish

mysz melona
łąka Phlox

In Latin

mouse melon
Phlox meadow

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Solanales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Polemoniaceae

Genus

Cucumis
Phlox

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe

Melothrieae
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Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
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Number of Species

5070
1 27800
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Difference Between Mouse Melon and Meadow Phlox

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Importance of Mouse Melon and Meadow Phlox

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

Compare Facts of Mouse Melon vs Meadow Phlox

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 Meadow Phlox 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 Meadow Phlox have allergic conjunctivitis, breathing problems and Irritate the mucus membrane respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Mouse Melon has showy fruits and Meadow Phlox has no showy fruits. Also Mouse Melon is not flowering and Meadow Phlox is not flowering . You can compare Mouse Melon and Meadow Phlox facts and facts of other plants too.