butternut squash
Cucurbita moschata
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. The vines climb and grow rapidly, so give them plenty of room. Yellow flowers open in summer and attract bees.
Pairs well with Sweet corn, Green bean, Borage, and Sunflower.
Native range
Central and South America.