Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Growing Bags old leaves retained on tall

old leaves retained on tall stem

plants need summer resting period

spirally arranged along the inflorescence axis in catkin-like racemes borne on spurs from old wood and even on the trunk (cauliflory)

cymes of yellow flowers

Flowers best in the full sun

Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Growing Bags old leaves retained on tallThe horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), also called African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, melano, or kiwano and also known as "cherie", is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. The fruit of this plant is edible. When ripe, it has a yellow orange skin and a lime green jelly like flesh with the taste similar to a banana and texture similar to a cucumber. The horned melon is native to Africa. Hairy