Tags: Cultivar (Cultivated Variety).
The Sprite melon is a kind of melon similar to honeydew which originates from Japan. Since the late 1990s it has been cultivated in North Carolina as a specialty crop and has increased in popularity in recent years.A sprite melon has a round shape and is typically about the size of a grapefruit. It generally ranges in weight from 1.0 to 1.5 lbs. The flesh of a sprite melon is ivory in color and firm while the peel ranges from ivory (unripe) to yellowish (ripe).
