Citrullus colocynthis (Bitter Apple)

1 (3)m, Colocynth or Bitter Apple has a perennial roostock and makes annual crawling vines with deeply 5-lobed leaves, bright yellow, small flowers and mandarine to pomelo sized, poisonous fruits, which are used for decoration purposes. We offer seeds from two forms: a large-fruited one with a rose-brown striped to plain dark green skin (Egypt form) and a small-fruited one with a yellowish-green skin (Fuerteventura and Lanzarote form). Easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in full sun with precultivation in pots in late spring at some 20°C. VI-VII.
7 seeds per package.