Lady's Slipper - Cyclanthere
This ancient variety produces small green fruits, covered with soft spines, 10 to 15 cm long. Immature, they can be prepared in salads or as a sautéed vegetable. When ripe, they are cooked and eaten in soups or stuffed.
in bucket, in the ground
Sow in pots at a temperature of between 18 and 20°C, 6 weeks before planting. Transplant with the root ball, after the last frosts, in planting holes enriched with compost, spaced 1 m apart in all directions. Sowing in the open ground under the same conditions is possible when the soil is well warmed and outside temperatures no longer fall below 15°C.
March, April, May
April, May, June
August, September, October
in the ground, in the greenhouse
sunny
medium
clayey, limestone, humus, sandy
drained
Cyclanthera pedata
mid-season
20 seeds
pointed
tender
Green
From 2000 to 5000 cm
From 5 to 15 cm
runner
Central America
Inconnue
"Semences de Kokopelli" by Dominique Guillet
This ancient variety originated in Central America. This species is also known as "Korila", "Achoa", "Pepino de comer".
The fruit of the Cyclanthere plant is renowned the world over for its cholesterol-lowering properties, its positive action on diabetes and its hypotensive, diuretic and anti-inflammatory effects.
