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Cucurbitaceae
Pumpkin Flower
Cucurbita pepo
Abundance and harvest.
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Native to
- North America, Central America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- annual
- Height
- 1-2 ft (vine spreading 10-20 ft)
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rich, well-drained, fertile
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- Pumpkin flowers are edible and considered a delicacy in Italian and Mexican cuisine, often stuffed and fried.
- Each plant produces both male and female flowers; male flowers appear first on longer stems to attract pollinators.
- A single pumpkin vine can produce up to 20 flowers per day during peak blooming season.
- Pumpkins are one of the oldest domesticated crops, with seeds found in Mexico dating back over 7,000 years.
- The flowers open at dawn and close by mid-afternoon, giving pollinators only a few hours to do their work.
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