'Long Green' Wormwood Pear
- Product number: 002450
- Origin: Tropical Asia
- Latin: Momordica charantia
Tropical climbing plant, produces medium-long, light green, mildly bitter fruits with a length of approximately 25-30 cm. Well-known in Surinamese and Indonesian cuisine.
Tropical climbing plant, produces soft, bitter fruits with a bumpy to very warty skin; well-known in all tropical countries. When the fruits are (over)ripe, they curl open and reveal the beautiful orange interior.
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Latin: Momordica charantia
Dutch: Alsempeer
Also known as: Sòpròpò (Sur) Pare Pare (Ind) or Bitter Melon
English: Balsam-Pear, Bitter Gourd
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- Flower colour: Small yellow flowers
- Origin: Tropical Asia
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Momordica charantia
- Dutch: Wormwood pear
- Also known as: Sopropo (Sur) Bitter Gourd (Ind) or Bitter Melon
- English: Balsam-Pear, Bitter Gourd
