Cucurbita ficifolia (Fig Leafed Squash)

2 (4)m, Fig Leafed Squash is an annual crawling vine with fig tree like leaves, intense yellow flowers and melon-like, quite large, edible fruits with a fresh green skin and white freckles. The outer white flesh is cooked or baked and served as a side-dish. In Spain the inner white string like flesh is used to make a sweet called "Cabella de Angel" (Angel's Hair). Easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in full sun with precultivation in pots in late spring at some 20°C. VI-VII.
7 seeds per package.