Organic Heirloom Jaune et Verte Summer (Patty Pan) Squash Seeds
'Jaunte et Verte' squash tastes like it's covered in butter! This beautiful French heirloom patty pan is tender when picked young, with thin, delicate skin. Rind varies from light green (verte), to yellow (jaune), to radial green stripes on ivory squash (small fruit may not show streaking). Delicious used fresh all summer, but can be matured to the hard shell stage and used as an ornamental, or cooked like a winter squash. Long harvest period, prolific.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 55–60 days
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Native: North America
Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual
Plant Dimensions: 2' tall, 3'–4' wide
Variety Information: Flattened, rounded, scalloped squash. Harvested young at 2"–5" as a summer squash. Rind varies from light green to yellow to green stripes on ivory squash (stripes develop over time). Matures in the fall to an ornamental or edible winter squash.
Type: Patty Pan, Bush
