Other common names
autumn pumpkin, autumn squash, common gourd, courgette, field pumpkin, melon pumpkin, pomion, pumpkin, summer pumpkin, summer squash, vegetable spaghetti, winter squash, yellow-flowered gourd, zucchini, vegetable marrow
Annual Biennial
This is the original parent plant, from which many cultivars of courgette, summer and winter squash, pumpkins and gourds have been bred. The tender annual plants can be trailing or bushy. They have yellow flowers and both male and female flowers are born on the same plant, the female flowers have a small immature fruit behind the flower. Fruit can be green like courgettes, cream, yellow or orange like pumpkins
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
1-1.5 metres
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres