Acorn (Green Acorn, Gold Acorn, White Acron, Carnival Squash)

Small to medium in size. Acorn-like shape with deep ridges and a pointed bottom. Green and Gold Acorn get their name from color of shells. Both have orange flesh. White Acorn has creamy white shell with light flesh. Carnival Squash is green with mottled shell and light flesh.

Sweet, nutty

Green Acorn: Year-round

Gold, White & Carnival: Fall

Buttercup

Green Buttercup has dark green shell with gray stripes and orange flesh. Ambercup has an orange shell.

Very sweet

Fall

Butternut

Beige in color, with a vase-like shape.Deep orange flesh.

Sweet, similar to a sweet potato

Year-round

Delicata (Sugar Loaf)

Elongated shape. Creamy white shell with forestgreen stripes. Yellow flesh.

Sugar Loaf is a cross between Delicata and Acorn, shorter in length, and wider.

Sweet, similar to sweet corn

Year-round

Hubbard (Green Hubbard, Blue Hubbard, Golden Hubbard)

Large and round with tapered ends. Shell can be green, gray-blue, or golden. Orange flesh.

Sweet, rich

Fall

Kobocha

Pronounced kah-BO-shuh, this is a Japanese variety with a pale green, gray, or orange shell. Thick golden flesh.

Sweet, rich

Year-round

Spaghetti (Small Wonder)

Small, watermelon shape. Golden yellow shell with pale yellow, spaghetti-like flesh.

Small Wonder is a smaller version.

Slightly sweet, nutty

Spaghetti: Year-round

Small Wonder: Fall

Sweet Dumpling

Pumpkin-shaped. Green and white-striped shell. Tender orange flesh.

Mildly sweet

Fall

Turban

Bright orange shell with green or white stripes. Bulb-like cap extends from blossom end. Orange flesh.

Sweet, rich

Fall

Jack-be-Little (We-be-Little)

Small, about the size of a tangerine.Bright orange or white shell.

Sweet

Fall

Fairy Tale Pumpkin

Classic squatty pumpkin shape with well-defined ribbing. Think Cinderella’s coach.

Light and sweet

Fall

Pie Pumpkin

Orange shell with orange flesh. Smaller than traditional jack-o’-lantern pumpkins used for carving.

Sweet

Fall