Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Cabbage A medium to tall evergreen

A medium to tall evergreen tree (up to 15 m in height)

native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world

Pods are strongly constricted

Growing to 50cm scented blue to grey blue flowers in autumn through spring

Areas it can be sown in South Africa

Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Cabbage A medium to tall evergreenThe 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