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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Annual

Type

Herbs
Vegetable

Origin

Southern Europe
Central America, Mexico

Types

Petroselinum crispum
Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Number of Varieties

303
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions
Floodplains, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-97-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

A3, 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
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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

bees, Birds, Caterpillars, Red blotch
Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Cold climate

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

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

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

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, angioedema, Rhinitis
Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin K
Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PETROSELINUM crispum 'Afro'
MELOTHRIA scabra

Common Name

Parsley
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

In Hindi

अजमोद
Mousemelon

In German

Petersilie
Maus Melone

In French

Persil
Mousemelon

In Spanish

Perejil
Mousemelon

In Greek

Μαϊντανός
πεπόνι ποντίκι

In Portuguese

Salsa
melão rato

In Polish

Pietruszka
mysz melona

In Latin

apium
mouse melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales
Cucurbitales

Family

Apiaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Petroselinum
Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Melothrieae

Subfamily

-
Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

3050
1 27800
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Difference Between Parsley and Mouse Melon

If you are confused whether Parsley or Mouse Melon 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 Parsley and Mouse Melon Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Parsley are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Mouse Melon fertilizers required are Compost and organic fertlizers. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Parsley and Mouse Melon if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Parsley and Mouse Melon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Parsley and Mouse Melon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Parsley and Mouse Melon 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 Parsley is Antioxidants, Vitamin A, Vitamin B and Vitamin K whereas of Mouse Melon is Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation and Rich in Iron. Parsley has beauty benefits as follows: while Mouse Melon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Parsley vs Mouse Melon

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 Parsley vs Mouse Melon 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 Parsley are Anaphylaxis, angioedema and Rhinitis whereas of Mouse Melon have Throat itching and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Parsley has no showy fruits and Mouse Melon has showy fruits. Also Parsley is not flowering and Mouse Melon is not flowering . You can compare Parsley and Mouse Melon facts and facts of other plants too.