General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Fruiting Time: Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Salad greens
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Ornamental Gourd
  • Field Pumpkin
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera
  • Synonym: Cucurbita pepo subsp. ovifera
  • Synonym: Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo

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Photo by piksihk
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-28
Location: Hungary
Date: 2016-09-01

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