Cucurbita maxima

Name:  Cucurbita maxima
Common Name:  Winter squash				Family: Cucurbitaceae
Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover                  x    Annual         Coniferous             Tree        x    Climber        x    Herbaceous                              Perennial
Habit: Horizontal, Spreading	Hard. Zone:   Zone 9 USDA (-7 to -1C)		Mature Size: Height 0.7-1.3m. x Spread 5-7m.
Leaf: Form-Simple,Lobed, Texture-Prickly, Venation-Palmate, Surfaces-Pubescent, Shape-Orbicular,Reniform, Bases-Cordate, Margin-Double serrate, (ID KEY- looks like maple leaf)					Fall/Winter Color:
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled                   Clustered         Basal
Flowers: Monoecious, Corolla shape-Campanulate, Colour-Yellow,						Infl.:
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.)    ( July.)    August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (Flower time at peak)
Water Use:    x    High          Low		Soil:    x   Rich       Lean          x  Well-drained					Exposure:    x   Sun   x  Semi-shade                           Shade
Landscape uses: Food Source		Limitations: Susceptible to aphids, slugs, snails					Other Features:  Fruit type is known as pepo(the pumpkin)