Pepo Pumpkin

Notable Features

Pepo species of pumpkin are thought of as the “true” variety of pumpkin. These are probably the pumpkins that come to mind when most people think “pumpkin.” Cucurbita Pepo species also include the familiar summer squashes zucchini, crookneck, and scalloped squash, and acorn winter squash, along with numerous cultivars of traditional orange pumpkins. Pepo pumpkins have bright, yellow to orange flowers and pumpkin fruits with thick, deep-orange rinds and stiff, grooved stems.