Cucumis sativus var. medio-albus SEEDS

Description

Cucumis sativus var. medio-albus seeds grow into the medio-albus cucumber a traditional heirloom cucumber with intermediate pale green to whitish skin colouring, representing an intermediate colour type between the standard dark green and true white cucumber forms. Cucumis sativus L. is the cucumber, domesticated in India approximately 3,000 years ago. The variety name medio-albus means ‘medium white’ (Latin medius = middle + albus = white), indicating the intermediate, pale green to cream-coloured skin. Heirloom cucumbers with partially bleached skin tend to have thinner skin and milder flavour than dark green types; flesh is crisp and refreshing. A heritage type preserving genetic diversity within the cucumber species. Named cultivar may NOT breed true from seed. Family Cucurbitaceae.

Full sun; fertile, moist, well-drained soils; warm conditions. Harvest young at 1520 cm for peak quality and crispness. Pale skin varieties tend to be milder in bitterness. Named cultivar may NOT breed true from seed.

• Medio-albus = medium white (intermediate pale green-to-cream skin); heritage colour variant between green and white
• C. sativus L. (Linnaeus); Indian origin; thin skin; mild flavour; intermediate chloroplast development in skin
• Heritage heirloom variety preserving diversity; crisp refreshing flesh; milder than dark green types
• Genus Cucumis: ~100 species; Old World tropics; Family Cucurbitaceae; Order Cucurbitales
• Full sun; fertile moist soils; warm; harvest young; mild flavour; named cultivar may not breed true; Cucurbitaceae

Cucumis sativus var. medio-albus is a heritage cucumber that preserves one of the intermediate colour forms within the broad diversity of historical cucumber cultivars a pale-skinned, mild-flavoured variety that bridges the green and white ends of the cucumber colour spectrum and represents the kind of genetic diversity that formal plant breeding has progressively replaced with standardised types.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.