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Plum Tomato
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America
Central America, Mexico

Types

Cherry tomato, Beefsteak tomato, Medium tomato
Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Number of Varieties

503
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils
Floodplains, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-157-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, 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
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

Vining/Climbing
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.62 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Burgundy, Plum
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

Green, Dark Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Bell Shaped
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full 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

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Apply 5-10-5 amounts
Compost, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Cold climate

Facts

Flowers

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

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Mosquitos
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

Itchiness, Nausea, Runny nose, sneezing, Vomiting
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

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Canning, Sauces
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LYCOPERSICON esculentum 'Ukrainian Purple'
MELOTHRIA scabra

Common Name

Plum Tomato, Tomato, Ukrainian Purple Tomato
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

In Hindi

बेर टमाटर
Mousemelon

In German

Eiertomate
Maus Melone

In French

Plum Tomato
Mousemelon

In Spanish

Tomate ciruela
Mousemelon

In Greek

Plum ντομάτα
πεπόνι ποντίκι

In Portuguese

tomate ameixa
melão rato

In Polish

Plum Tomato
mysz melona

In Latin

Augue Nullam consectetur
mouse melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales
Cucurbitales

Family

Solanaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Solanum
Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Melothrieae

Subfamily

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Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

1350
1 27800
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Difference Between Plum Tomato and Mouse Melon

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Importance of Plum Tomato and Mouse Melon

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

Compare Facts of Plum Tomato 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 Plum Tomato 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 Plum Tomato are Itchiness, Nausea, Runny nose, sneezing and Vomiting 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. Plum Tomato has showy fruits and Mouse Melon has showy fruits. Also Plum Tomato is not flowering and Mouse Melon is not flowering . You can compare Plum Tomato and Mouse Melon facts and facts of other plants too.