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H. Sp. Sin Espinas

Scientific Name: 
H. sp.

Common Name: 
Sin Espinas

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Plant Description
  • Red-fleshed fruit with glossy, pinkish-red skin and good flavor, suited to home gardens and indoor growing. 
  • Origin: Nicaragua 
  • Fruit: round; medium, 393 g; skin thick, pinkish-red, glossy; flesh very firm, dark red when ripe; quality good; 16.5 Brix; 43 days from bloom to harvest in Southern California; harvest early June to December. 
  • Plant: stems thin and very light; mature stems brownish green; considered spineless, but has 1-2 very small spines per areole, 0.5-1 mm long; segment between areole convex, 43 mm long; flowers small, petals white, calyx light yellow, anthers and stigma light yellow.
  • Tolerance to cold and heat low; best suited to protected or indoor production.