African Horned Melon - ORGANIC - Heirloom Vegetable - 10 Seeds Melon Dwarf with swollen opposite leaves

Dwarf with swollen opposite leaves and yellow flowers in spring

The leaves are trifoliate (a compound leaf with three leaflets)

Grows to 20cm and is best planted in autumn for winter to spring flowering

It prefers a light prune after flowering but will respond to heavy pruning if necessary

African Horned Melon - ORGANIC - Heirloom Vegetable - 10 Seeds Melon Dwarf with swollen opposite 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