What a beautiful bloom. All your photos are so gorgeous. I’m afraid I’m a failure at squash, yet I love all of them so much.
After a totally disastrous last year with ‘regular’ squash (yellow & zucchini) due to a major squash bug infestation, decided to try some of the Italian Heirlooms this year. It’s been quite the adventure and has made gardening especially exciting! The Cucuzza bloom is really delicate for a squash and this was the first one I’ve ever seen. Fingers crossed, it looks like this one might have been pollinated since the ‘baby squash’ is at least twice the size it was when the picture was taken.
We grow the Hyacinth Bean Vine for show only although we caught some neighbors picking a few pods & they probably would have tried to eat them. The info I’ve read seems too “iffy” for me to take a chance on eating them - we’re happy just to look at them. They’re certainly a show stopper - cars slow down to look at them since they’re planted along the road.