Cantaloupe melon 'Green Pineapple' / 'Ananas d'Amerique à C
- Product number: 202010
- Origin: Mediterranean
- Latin: Cucumis melo
A slightly larger variety than its red brother. The flesh is pale green, yellowish around the seed center. Both the leaf and the fruit are larger (fruit: 15cm ∅), but still suitable as a climber. The exterior has a clear netting structure. As fruitful as the red one.
Cantaloupe or Net melon (Reticulatus group) Vining, with a musky aroma and scent, lobed and (often) heart-shaped leaves. The flesh is orange or green and the rind is always netted. Cantaloupe (Dutch: Kanteloep) is the French spelling for the Italian Cantaluppi, the estate of the popes, where in the early Middle Ages melons from the then accessible world were collected and cultivated.
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Latin: Cucumis melo
Dutch: Cantaloupe melon
Also known as: Net melon
English: Melon
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- Flower colour: Small, inconspicuous flowers
- Origin: Mediterranean
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Cucumis melo
- Dutch: Cantaloupe
- Also known as: Cantaloupe
- English: Melon
