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Sign up freeCucurbita pepo var. ovifera
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Bees
Bumblebees
Butterflies🐝 Needs pollinatorsOrnamental gourds are decorative varieties of Cucurbita pepo grown primarily for their colorful and unusually shaped fruits rather than for culinary use. These annual vining plants produce a diversity of gourd shapes, sizes, and colors ranging from warty bumps to smooth surfaces, in shades of green, orange, yellow, white, and striped patterns.
Well-draining soil, prefers fertile loam
Iris reticulata
flowerThrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Ornamental gourd
