Exotic - seeds of tropical and other exotic plants not native to Central Europe

Here in ‘Exotic’ you’ll find plants from all over the world – seeds for plants not originally native to Europe that have found their way here nonetheless. Mostly they come from other climate zones – from the tropics, the subtropics, the tundra, mountain regions or deserts.

Many of these special plants were introduced to Europe back when Christopher Columbus and others were exploring the globe. Some have adjusted to European climates, others can only grow in greenhouses, under artificial living conditions.

African Horned Cucumber (Cucumis metuliferus) seeds

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African Horned Cucumber (Cucumis metuliferus) seeds

Tropical cucumber variety with prickly, highly decorative fruits.
Contents: Approx. 10 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,59 €

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SKU: CUC17

GTIN: 4251420517432

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Delivery time: 2 - 7 Workdays Other countries

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The African Horned Cucumber is a very exotic cucumber variety from Africa that, as it's a climbing plant, crests a height of up to 3 metres. Cucumbers originally have prickles that were eliminated through selective breeding in our common cucumber. In the African horned cucumber, the prickles are still clearly visible.
The taste of its fruits is a sweet mixture of banana and passion fruit flavour. They change their colour when fully ripe from green to orange-yellow and look very decorative in the course of this. For consumption, the fruits are sliced in length and the innards are spooned out.

Plant description

Species:	Cucurbitaceae
Fruit colour:	Orange
Region of origin:	Africa
Lifecycle:	Annual
Climate:	Tropical
Flowering months:	May June

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	1-3 cm
Planting distance:	50 cm
Row spacing:	100 cm
When to sow outdoors:
Germination temperature:	18-24° C

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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