Hedgehog cucumber
- Product number: 130410
- Origin: North America
- Latin: Cucumis carolinus
A beautiful ornamental cucumber: olive-green with slightly coarser, dark yellow spines. The fruits are 6-8 cm and slightly oval in shape.
THE FRUITS ARE NOT EDIBLE, FOR ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES ONLY.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION CUCUMBERS:
Cucumbers, which produce long vines, can be pruned regularly. For outdoor cultivation, a reasonable summer is needed (depending on the variety), and all varieties grow well in a greenhouse. Sometimes it is advisable to let the plant grow outdoors if fruit set fails! Cucumbers are usually harvested unripe, unless the skin becomes particularly attractive when ripe. Unripe fruits are sliced and used raw in salads; ripe fruits can be scooped out like a melon. Many small cucurbits or (extremely) young harvested fruits are eaten as gherkins (pickled) or as a healthy snack with a drink or meal. Pay attention to the individual description of our species and varieties, some are for ornamental purposes only and NOT edible!
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Latin: Cucumis carolinus
Dutch: Hedgehog Cucumber
English: Ornamental Cucumber
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- Flower colour: Greenish white
- Origin: North America
- 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 carolinus
- Dutch: Sea cucumber
- Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
- English: Ornamental Cucumber
