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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Shrub

Origin

Central America, Mexico
Europe, Western Asia

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus alatus, Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

320
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-84-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
7-1

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, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm900.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Green
Pink, Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Lanceolate to elliptical

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
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, 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

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
organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles
Powdery mildew, Vine weevils

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate
Drought

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

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

Allergy

Throat itching, Vomiting
Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

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
Alterative, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Bark, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Edible yellow dye is obtained, Used as essential oil, Yields a volatile oil that is used in soap making

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELOTHRIA scabra
EUONYMUS europaeus 'Aldenhamensis'

Common Name

Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
Spindle Tree, Common Spindle, European Spindle

In Hindi

Mousemelon
Spindle Tree

In German

Maus Melone
Spindelbaum

In French

Mousemelon
Spindle Arbre

In Spanish

Mousemelon
Árbol del husillo

In Greek

πεπόνι ποντίκι
ατράκτου Δέντρο

In Portuguese

melão rato
Árvore spindle

In Polish

mysz melona
Wrzeciono Drzewo

In Latin

mouse melon
Ligno colos

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Celastrales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Celastraceae

Genus

Cucumis
Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Melothrieae
Euonymeae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Celastroideae

Number of Species

50150
1 27800
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Difference Between Mouse Melon and Spindle Tree

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Importance of Mouse Melon and Spindle Tree

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Mouse Melon and Spindle Tree. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Mouse Melon and Spindle Tree 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 Spindle Tree is Alterative, Laxative, Purgative and Tonic. Mouse Melon has beauty benefits as follows: while Spindle Tree has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Mouse Melon vs Spindle Tree

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