Momordica charantia - Bitter Melon / Gourd - Vegetable - 5 Seeds Mustard Greens In its native habitat Actinidia

In its native habitat Actinidia chinensis grows in thickets

Most species are winter growers and bloom early so probably need to be started into growth in late summer

Most species bear colourful flowers

These succulent plants growing in clumps are characterized by pairs of leaves mostly globular or sometimes thick and arcuate The sizes of the leaves of a same pair are sometimes different

Momordica charantia - Bitter Melon / Gourd - Vegetable - 5 Seeds Mustard Greens In its native habitat ActinidiaIt is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit, which is extremely bitter. Bitter melon originated on the Indian subcontinent, and was introduced into China in the 14th century. [This herbaceous, tendril bearing vine grows to 5 m. It bears simple, alternate leaves 412 cm across, with three to seven deeply separated lobes. Each plant bears separate yellow male and