About Big Top

65–70 days. Early variety with shorter, heart-shaped fruit the size of a softball. Good for containers.

About Bitter Melon

Vigorous vines benefit from trellising. Popular in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, and used in soups, stir fries, and teas.

Pot Size & Price
3.5-in. pot
$4.00
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Catalog
V016
Plant Traits
Cold Sensitive

Other varieties of Bitter Melon

Bitter Melon Mara, light green long rumpled fruit shaped like a cucumber
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Mara

Catalog
V021