Cucurbita maxima (95 days) Open pollinated. Classic New England favorite. 3-4 lb dark green fruit with flattened top and square shoulders and button on the blossom end.
Cucurbita maxima (110 days) Open pollinated. Old buttercup variety. More vigorous vines, higher yields and larger fruit with blocky turban shape and a cup.
Cucurbita maxima (95 days) Open pollinated. Slightly smaller than the standard Burgess, with a lighter green rind. Very high-quality fruits.
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Buttercup group
About 150 seeds/oz. ⅛ oz packet sows 7 hills.
Buttercup squashes, the main type grown in the Northeast, account for about 19% of New England winter squash sales. Fat round stems turn corky and woody when the squash is ripe; green in the stem signifies immature fruit. Classic buttercups have squared-off shoulders, not round, and a protuding cup on the blossom end.
