Pumpkins 'Moranga de Mesa'
- Product number: 214195
- Origin: South America
- Latin: Cucurbita maxima
Beautiful, medium-sized fruits with deep ribs in a pink to salmon-orange color and light-orange, good-tasting flesh. This variety is very popular in Brazil, where it is used to make a delicious shrimp dish, often beautifully served in restaurants: 'Camarãona Moranga'. The fruits grow to 30-40 cm in diameter and weigh 2-4 kg.
Pumpkins can be grown outdoors without problems. The growing tips can be pruned regularly and are edible! Harvesting during dry weather provides the best storage life. All pumpkins are edible! For some varieties, we list synonyms, which are the names by which the variety is also known. For other varieties, we list very similar varieties; if you have a clear preference for one of those listed together, please indicate this clearly.
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Latin: Cucurbita maxima
Dutch: Pompoen 'Moranga de Mesa'
English: Pumpkin 'Moranga de Mesa'
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- Flower colour: Yellow flowers
- Origin: South America
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Cucurbita maxima
- Dutch: Pumpkin 'Moranga de Mesa'
- Also known as: Not applicable / Unknown
- English: Pumpkin 'Moranga de Mesa'
