23 Of The Latest Pumpkin Varieties
Browse this slideshow for more details on 23 pumpkin varieties you need to know about from the nation’s leading seed breeders and distributors.
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Apogee F1
Apogee F1 pumpkin is possibly the largest-fruited powdery-mildew-resistant hybrid on the market today. Its extra-large fruit has rough-textured ribbing, a dark-orange color, and long, thick-black handles. It has excellent potential for multiple marketable fruit per plant. The fruit weighs 40 to 60 pounds, and plants have large vines. Average maturity is 95 days. Available from Outstanding Seed Co.
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Bayhorse Gold
Bayhorse Gold is a game-changing large pumpkin from Rupp. This 15- to 20-pound variety provides intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. Bayhorse Gold showcases uniform, slightly elevated fruit with strikingly gorgeous, very dark orange coloration and elongated black handles. Available from Rupp Seeds.
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Bellatrix
This fresh market pumpkin can be grown throughout the U.S. It weighs between 20 and 25 pounds, matures in 95 days, and is resistant to powdery mildew. Available from Enza Zaden.
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Benchmark F1
Benchmark F1 pumpkin offers excellent potential for increased profit opportunity for the discerning pumpkin grower. Distinctive, extra-large handles. Fruits are medium size, dark orange, well ribbed, and average 20 to 30 pounds. Benchmark has homozygous resistance to powdery mildew. Plants are semi-bush, and the average maturity is 95 days. Available from Outstanding Seed Co.
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Bisbee Gold
Bisbee Gold is a NEXT generation variety from Rupp Breeding with gorgeous dark orange, 6- to 7-pound fruit and jet black handle. It features tremendously refined ribbing and high resistance to powdery mildew. Top of the line! Available from Rupp Seeds.
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Blanco
Blanco weighs 4 to 6 pounds and matures in 105 days. It has intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. This high-quality white pumpkin features a great shape and long handle and it holds its color well in the field. Available from Seneca Vegetable Research and Siegers Seed Co.
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Blaze
Blaze is a uniform, colorful, and high yielding pumpkin. Flashy fruits are yellow with orange stripes with an interesting and flattened shape. Sturdy, short vine plants have excellent powdery mildew resistance and yield very well (approximately 10 to 12 fruits per plant). This is an excellent addition for any ornamental grower. Available from Johnny's Selected Seeds and Seedway.
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Conquest F1
Conquest F1 pumpkin offers excellent potential for increased profit opportunity for the discerning pumpkin grower. Handles are distinctive and extra-large. Fruits are extra large, dark orange, well ribbed, and average 30 to 50 pounds. Conquest has heterozygous resistance to powdery mildew, and the plants have large vines. Average maturity is 100 days. Available from Outstanding Seed Co.
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Denali F1
Denali F1 pumpkin is one of the largest powdery-mildew-resistant hybrids on the market. Large, dark-orange fruit have good ribbing and large handle. Denali F1 has excellent potential for multiple marketable fruit per plant. The plants have large vines. Average fruit size is 40 to 60 pounds, and average maturity is 95 days. Available from Outstanding Seed Co.
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Dynasty F1
Dynasty F1 pumpkin has homozygous resistance to powdery mildew and is perhaps the largest-fruited semi-bush hybrid on the market. Dynasty F1 has excellent potential for multiple marketable fruit per plant. Average fruit size is 30 to 50 pounds, and average maturity is 95 days. Available from Outstanding Seed Co.
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Early King
Early King is productive and a great addition to our pumpkin line. This hybrid is very large in size weighing approximately 22 to 28 pounds. It has a great deep-orange color, paired with an excellent handle. Maturing early at 90 days, it has nice distinct ribs, a full vine, and has intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. Available from Abbott & Cobb.
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Gemini F1
Gemini F1 pumpkin has homozygous resistance to powdery mildew, large, dark-orange fruit, with good ribbing and a large handle on a semi-bush plant. Gemini F1 has excellent potential for multiple marketable fruit per plant. Average fruit size is 30 to 40 pounds, and average maturity is 95 days. Available from Outstanding Seed Co.
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Hulk
Hulk is a large, barrel-shaped pumpkin with very dark-orange color and a large, dark, embedded handle. It is fairly early maturing and has the ability to set several large uniform fruit per plant. Available from Sakata Seed America.
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Jason
Jason produces very uniform, slightly upright shaped 20-22 pound fruit on a full vine plant that offers intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. The fruit have a rich orange color, medium ribbing, and thick stems that are firmly attached and dark green. Available from Harris Seeds.
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Kratos
Kratos, a mighty, strong pumpkin, has a large, firmly attached handle, hearty vine, large fruit (20 to 30 pounds), and an excellent yield. Available from Harris Moran Seed Company and Rispens Seeds.
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Magnum F1
Magnum F1 offers homozygous resistance to powdery mildew. Medium-size fruit has extra-large handles, dark-orange color, and good ribbing. The fruits average 15 to 20 pounds, and average maturity is 105 days. The plant type is semi-bush. Available from Outstanding Seed Co.
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Mrs. Wrinkles
Weighing between 14 and 18 pounds, Mrs. Wrinkles matures in 100 days. The deep-wrinkled ribs and burnt-orange color make this pumpkin unique and an attention grabber. When you are looking for something different that stands out from the traditional Jack O’Lantern pumpkin, Mrs. Wrinkles is your choice. Available from Sakata Seed America and Clifton Seed.
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Orange Sunrise
Orange Sunrise has intermediate resistance to powdery mildew and weighs between 12 and 18 pounds. It has a high yield potential and is well suited for production in the Northeast. This fresh market pumpkin is early maturing, round in shape, 10 inches tall, and features a deep-orange color. Available from HM Clause and Stokes Seeds.
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Pepitas
Pepitas is for fresh market or processing. This 9- to 12-pound pumpkin matures in 90 days. A 2016 All-America Selections award winning pumpkin, Pepitas is a winner in both the decorative and culinary arenas. Available from Seeds By Design.
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Prudence F1
Prudence F1 pumpkin has homozygous resistance to powdery mildew. Fruits average 20 to 25 pounds, are dark orange, and well ribbed with a large, thick handle. The plant is semi-bush. The average maturity is 90 days. Available from Outstanding Seed Co.
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Skidoo Gold
Skidoo Gold, from Rupp, is a new blocky, heavily ribbed, mid-sized hybrid with powdery mildew tolerance. Growers will appreciate the improved uniformity and color over comparable varieties in the same weight class. Available from Rupp Seeds.
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Summit F1
Summit F1 pumpkin has homozygous resistance to powdery mildew. The plant is semi-bush. Large, dark-orange fruit has good ribbing and a good handle. The average fruit size is 30 to 40 pounds and average maturity is 90 days. Available from Outstanding Seed Co.
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Zeus
As king of the pumpkins, Zeus features a large, firmly-attached handle, and attractive, medium-sized fruit (16 to 20 pounds). It is perfect for shipping. Available from Harris Moran Seed Company.
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Apogee F1
Bayhorse Gold
Bellatrix
Benchmark F1
Bisbee Gold
Blanco
Blaze
Conquest F1
Denali F1
Dynasty F1
Early King
Gemini F1
Hulk
Jason
Kratos
Magnum F1
Mrs. Wrinkles
Orange Sunrise
Pepitas
Prudence F1
Skidoo Gold
Summit F1
Zeus
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Rosemary Gordon is editor of American Vegetable Grower, a Meister Media Worldwide publication. See all author stories here.