pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
USDA zones3 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- 1
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is a vegetable for the food garden and for covering ground with fast, sprawling vines. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It grows at a rapid rate and has a climbing habit. Flowers open from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Cucumber, Green bean, and Parsley.