'Black Beauty' Summer Squash, Sommarsquash (Cucurbita pepo)


Zucchini (courgette) is harvested as immature fruits of Cucurbita pepo, when the rind is still soft. ‘Black Beauty’ is a heritage variety from 1931, and produces large cylindrical fruit with a dark skin.


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Location: Granby, Sigtuna, Sweden
Photo credit: © AY Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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