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Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera 'Pear Bicolor'

 
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Family: Cucurbitaceae (koo-ker-bih-TAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Cucurbita (koo-KER-bih-ta) (Info)
Species: pepo var. ovifera
Cultivar: Pear Bicolor

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Category:
Vines and Climbers

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness:
Not Applicable

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting:
Unblemished fruit must be significantly overripe before harvesting seed; clean and dry seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Neutral wadefromnj On Aug 2, 2005, wadefromnj from Englishtown, NJ (Zone 6b) wrote:

Prolific pear shaped bumpy bi-colored gourds. Nice for thanksgiving and such if I can get them to last that long. If kept under the right conditions hopefully they will last like the ones I bought last fall (and where the seeds came from) which lasted upwards of 5 months. Heavy Bearer and hardy.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Englishtown, New Jersey
Parsippany, New Jersey



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