# 1364 Kiwano Melon - Rare - 7 seeds .... Taste has a combination of banana, lemon, Passion Fruit, zucchini and cucumber, lime, mango pineapple and watermelon ... Kiwano melon ( Cucumis metuliferus ) For over 3,000 years, this Melon or Kiwano Melon has been fascinating the produce world. This native of South Africa, hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture zone 10 and up, thrives in mild climates that resemble its natural environment, but can be grown about anywhere as annual... melon's resists common afflictions such as root-knot nematodes, powdery mildew, melon aphids and greenhouse white flies.... ...Very easy vine to grow,.... Ripe Horned Melons will have a bright orange shell.... The seeds are edible. Kiwano Melon shells can be used as unique servings bowls for soups, sorbets and desserts. A melon is one fruit that truly intrigues! In fact Specialty Produce provides us with quite a few vernaculars for this Cucurbitaceae family member including: kiwano, African Horned melon, African Horned cucumber, hedged gourd, jelly melon, blowfish fruit, cherie and melano. All of these names surely catch my eye but so too does the actual fruit. From: Health Benefits Times It really is one of several unusual as well as distinctive looking fruit along with spiny lumps. They’re usually oval in shape, together with the dimensions of moderate papaya. Whenever harvested, this particular fruit is green that turns to orange, whenever ripe. In contrast to the flashy orange outer skin, the jelly like inner flesh is lime green in color and is also interwoven along with horned melon seeds. The seeds are engrossed in gelatin like substance. The interior flesh can be used for preparing salads or as fruit snacks or may be used soon after sweetening its puree.