Painted Serpent Melon / Cucumber - Heirloom Vegetable - Cucumis melo - 10 Seeds Polianthes Bulbs each of which may be

each of which may be used differently in different regions for one or more of the four species within the genus

Very thorny shrub to small tree with rounded or spreading flat crown which may reach down to ground level

produced on sparse panicles up to 120 cm long

juicy white stems that contrast with lightly savoyed dark green leaves

Painted Serpent Melon / Cucumber - Heirloom Vegetable - Cucumis melo - 10 Seeds Polianthes Bulbs each of which may beAn heirloom introduced from Armenia into Italy as far back as the 1400's. It is a melon but is used like a cucumber. Picked small (40cm or less), it is very mild and tasty, but the fruits can grow to over 1 m! Prolific yields.