Tags: Cultivar (Cultivated Variety).
The Jenny Lind Melon (Cucumis melo) is an heirloom cantaloupe first introduced in the 1840s. Unlike most other types of cantaloupe its flesh is light green rather than orange. A typical fruit weights between one and two pounds and has a distinct knob often known as a turban on one end.Like other heirloom plants Jenny Lind Melons are generally not grown commercially.