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Cucurbita maxima 'White Turban'

Cucurbita maxima 'White Turban'

  • Product number: 515295
  • Origin: North America
  • Latin: Cucurbita maxima

Special: the bright white variant of an ornamental gourd, which is usually colored. The slightly flattened fruits have a constriction through the middle, creating the funny shape of an Asian hat.

The funny name already hints at its shape: flat-round with a clear constriction in the middle. All 'hats' are edible!

Names:
Latin: Cucurbita maxima
Dutch: Turkse Mutsen (Turkish Turbans)
Also known as: Ornamental Gourd
English: Turkish Turban

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Sowing method: From mid-March (indoors) or from mid-May outdoors in pots or at their final destination. Planting distance 100x100 cm. Harvest during dry weather when the fruit stem starts to cork. Gourds can be grown outdoors without problems. They can be pruned regularly, or allowed to climb. The growing tips are edible!

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Sowing/planting time:

  • March
  • April
  • May

Harvesting time:

  • August
  • September
  • October

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Outdoors

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: Yellow flowers
  • Origin: North America
  • Average growth height: More than 200 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: Various insects
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Cucurbita maxima
  • Dutch: Turkish Hats
  • Also known as: Ornamental gourd
  • English: Turk's cap
  • All year round

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