Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Cabbage Variable leaves

Variable leaves

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

The plant grows on the coast and inland in parts of the Eastern Cape and eastern parts of the Western Cape

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

Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Cabbage Variable leavesThe 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