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Season: Summer

Urban, Rural or Both: Planted in vegetable gardens

The male flowers (thin stem between the vine and flower) are the best to use, as you will prevent the pumpkin, squash or zucchini from forming the fruit if you take the female flower. The female flower has a tiny version of the fruit between the vine and flower.

The most common use is to dip them in batter and fry them. There are many different batters you can try. Tempura batters work very well with these flowers.

The flowers come out early in the day, and that is when to gather them. Make the batter first, go out and get however many you want to use, dip and deep fry right away. They don't last, you have to have everything ready and pick, dip, and fry.

Description:

• Plant Size: Trailing, climbing vines and low to ground bush
• Duration: Annual
• Leaf Shape: Range of simple leaves on long, hollow stems
• Leaf Opposite or Alternate on vine: Alternate
• Leaf Size: Hand size to 50 cm (20 inches) long or more.
• Leaf Margin: Generally, finely Serrated (saw toothed edge)
• Leaf Notes: Most have a scratchy, tough feel with long, hollow stems
• Flowers: Big, deep trumpet shaped 5 petalled yellow to orange flowers coming from leaf axils on stems
• Bark: Often vines have a rough, hairy surface texture
• Habitat: Planted in vegetable gardens.

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