General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Fruit: Showy
Other: Melon is fragrant
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Edible Parts: Fruit

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Common names
  • Dudaim Melon
  • Wild Muskmelon
  • Apple Melon
  • Queen Anne's Pocket Melon
  • Vine Pomegranate
  • Plum Granny
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cucumis melo subsp. melo
  • Synonym: Cucumis melo var. dudaim

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Date: between 1797 & 1811
illustration from 'The Botanist's Repository', vol. 8
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2016-08-08
Location: Beautiful Tennessee 
Date: summer 2013
wonderful smell, edible
Location: My garden, KY
Date: 14 June, 2023
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 29, 2015
Blooms are about the size of a dime. Very small.
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-07-02
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 9, 2015
Seedling After Night Of Heavy Rains
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 9, 2015
Tiny Fruit In Developmental Stage
Location: My Gardens
Date: September 6, 2015
Illustration of color variations during ripening.
Location: My Gardens
Date: September 6, 2015
Showing Stem Ends: Ripe Fruits Separate Easily From Stem
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 27, 2015
Immature Plant

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Summeville, SC
Tiny flowers!
Location: Summeville, SC

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Bon Aqua, TN
Date: 2005
Image used courtesy of the New Hope Seed Company

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
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