I thought it was a pepper
Jun 14, 2017 10:42:01 #
I am as new at gardening as I am to photography. I saw this bloom yesterday and even though I thought it was a pepper plant, I am going to have to wait and see what it really is.
Jun 14, 2017 10:45:06 #
Jun 14, 2017 10:47:18 #
WendiW wrote:
I am as new at gardening as I am to photography. I saw this bloom yesterday and even though I thought it was a pepper plant, I am going to have to wait and see what it really is.
That's ok. I like squash.
Jun 14, 2017 10:50:53 #
Looks like a squash blossom and leaves. You'll be able to eat what it produces. 
Jun 14, 2017 10:52:39 #
Looks like a squash/gourd flower. Is there a small fruit right behind the blossom? If not it is a male flower and won't give you any squash. The bud in the shot is a male.
Jun 14, 2017 10:53:12 #
steve_stoneblossom
Loc: Rhode Island, USA
WendiW wrote:
That's ok. I like squash.
Flowers are edible, too. Something of a delicacy.
Jun 14, 2017 10:53:46 #
vicksart wrote:
Looks like a squash blossom and leaves. You'll be able to eat what it produces.
I figured it was a squash or cucumber. Either way its all good.
Jun 14, 2017 11:00:49 #
WendiW wrote:
I am as new at gardening as I am to photography. I saw this bloom yesterday and even though I thought it was a pepper plant, I am going to have to wait and see what it really is.
Looks most like a Squash (Cucurbita) of some sort to me (too). Possibly Spaghetti Squash. Do note "Squash" have two different separate types of flowers on the same plant, both Male and Female. Most flowering plants have Complete Flowers, with both male and female parts together. And then there are the rare plants where you have Male and Female individuals. Plant "sex" differs from animal "sex".
Jun 14, 2017 11:07:35 #
wmurnahan wrote:
Looks like a squash/gourd flower. Is there a small fruit right behind the blossom? If not it is a male flower and won't give you any squash. The bud in the shot is a male.
I had to go out and take a look. After the storm we had yesterday, the bloom is sorry looking, but I don't see a small fruit, so it must be a male. I didn't know they had to have mates.
Jun 14, 2017 11:11:19 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Looks most like a Squash (Cucurbita) of some sort to me (too). Possibly Spaghetti Squash. Do note "Squash" have two different separate types of flowers on the same plant, both Male and Female. Most flowering plants have Complete Flowers, with both male and female parts together. And then there are the rare plants where you have Male and Female individuals. Plant "sex" differs from animal "sex".
This will be interesting to watch, thats for sure.
Jun 14, 2017 11:13:42 #
WendiW wrote:
I had to go out and take a look. After the storm we had yesterday, the bloom is sorry looking, but I don't see a small fruit, so it must be a male. I didn't know they had to have mates.
Exactly, no Ova.
Jun 14, 2017 11:20:27 #
Jun 15, 2017 07:21:20 #
Cucumber. I have trouble recognizing produce without the plastic wrap.
Jun 15, 2017 07:24:17 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Cucumber. I have trouble recognizing produce without the plastic wrap.
And even then its hard to tell a cucumber from a zucchini.
Jun 15, 2017 17:08:35 #
WendiW wrote:
I am as new at gardening as I am to photography. I saw this bloom yesterday and even though I thought it was a pepper plant, I am going to have to wait and see what it really is.
it's definitely a squash. my husband grows them every summer and is out picking a few right now for supper.
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