Seminole Squash

Planted at Mount Vernon

Fruit Garden & Nursery

Upper Garden

Lower Garden

Hardiness Zones

Average annual extreme minimum temperature 1976-2005

Seminole squash are spherical to pear-shaped and lightly ribbed with a tan skin. With its sweet, deep orange flesh, this squash is excellent when baked or roasted, and keeps for months (over a year in one MV gardener's pantry!). Named for the native Americans growing it in Florida when the Spaniards arrived in the 1500s, it tolerates heat, drought, insects, and powdery mildew.

Latin Name

Cucurbita moschata

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Type of Plant

Annuals

Vegetables

Bloom Season

July - August

Seasons

Fall

Specifications

Max Height: 1.5'

Max Spread: 15'

Uses

Edible

Sunlight Exposure

Full Sun

Colors

Native Range

Central and northern South America

Other Details

Pollinator

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