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Astia
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Growth habit
- CompactUnited Kingdom
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Baby boo
Miniature, cream-coloured, strongly ribbed, flattened squash: small fruit on a plant that may still need considerable growing space.
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Black Beauty
The familiar dark green courgette. Pick the fruits young, while the skin is still soft.
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Defender
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Growth habit
- Open growth habitUnited Kingdom
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Eight Ball
Round, dark courgettes: pick them at about the size of a billiard ball or use them for stuffing.
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El Greco
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Growth habit
- Open growth habitUnited Kingdom
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Gold Rush
Golden-yellow fruits that stand out immediately among the leaves. Also an option for a large pot.
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Lorea
- Flavour
- Sweet and refined according to RHSUnited Kingdom
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
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Ola Escaladora
A genuinely trailing courgette with dark green fruits: suitable for covering a fence or frame with edible growth.
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Ola Redonda
Round, light green courgettes with white speckles on a bushy plant: precisely the shape for small stuffed rounds.
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Parador
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Main colour
- Golden yellowUnited Kingdom
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This image was created with AI from described plant characteristics and growing advice. It shows a possible situation and is not a photograph of a verified cultivar.
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This image was created with AI from described plant characteristics and growing advice. It shows a possible situation and is not a photograph of a verified cultivar.
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This image was created with AI from described plant characteristics and growing advice. It shows a possible situation and is not a photograph of a verified cultivar.
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This image was created with AI from described plant characteristics and growing advice. It shows a possible situation and is not a photograph of a verified cultivar.
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Tuscany
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Main colour
- Dark greenUnited Kingdom
Sources for these varieties
A characteristic is included only if it has its own supporting evidence. Descriptions from the United Kingdom do not predict the harvest in your garden.
- Squash Eight Ball F1All-America Selections · checked 2026-10-10
- Common catalogue of varieties of vegetable species — 27 januari 2023Europese Commissie · checked 2026-10-07