| Year Introduced: | 1975 |
| Heredity: | Hybrid |
| History: | Characteristics: F1 hybrid, yellow crookneck with full crook, medium thick neck, small blossom end scar. Similar: Goldneck. |
| Hybridizer or Originator: | Petoseed |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Plant Height: | 2 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2 feet |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" 3"-4" |
| Uses: | Vegetable |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Powdery Mildew |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
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