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Mouse Melon
Mouse Melon

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Shrub

Origin

Central America, Mexico
Southern Europe

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Artemisia abrotanum

Number of Varieties

3-
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest
Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-85-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
8-5

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
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
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Yellow, Gray

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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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

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings, 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
Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove shoots
Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Compost, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Complete balanced fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Cold climate
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

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
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

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

Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Farmland, small hedge, Wild gardens

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
Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves, Twigs

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used for fragrance, Used to make hair tonic

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra
ARTEMISIA abrotanum

Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
lad's love , southern wormwood , old man , boy's love , appleringie , sitherwood

In Hindi

Mousemelon
southernwood

In German

Maus Melone
Eberraute

In French

Mousemelon
aurone ou citronnelle

In Spanish

Mousemelon
Artemisia abrotanum

In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι
Artemisia abrotanum

In Portuguese

melão rato
Abrótano

In Polish

mysz melona
Bylica boże drzewko

In Latin

mouse melon
Southernwood

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Asterales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Cucumis
Artemisia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Melothrieae
Anthemideae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Asteroideae

Number of Species

507
1 27800
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Difference Between Mouse Melon and Southernwood

If you are confused whether Mouse Melon or Southernwood are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Mouse Melon and Southernwood Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Mouse Melon are Compost and organic fertlizers, whereas for Southernwood fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Complete balanced fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Mouse Melon and Southernwood if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Mouse Melon and Southernwood

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Mouse Melon and Southernwood. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Mouse Melon and Southernwood 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 Southernwood is Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders and Tonic. Mouse Melon has beauty benefits as follows: while Southernwood has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Mouse Melon vs Southernwood

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