zucchini
Cucurbita pepo
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall2 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb , vine
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) is a vegetable for food gardens and as a pollinator garden plant. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It grows fast and sprawls wide, so give it room. Yellow flowers open in summer and attract bees.
Pairs well with Autumn Beauty sunflower, Bright Lights cosmos, and German White garlic.
Native range
AK, AR, CA, CT, and 23 more places. See all 27
AK, AR, CA, CT, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV; ON, and QC.