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Astia
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Growth habit
- CompactUnited Kingdom
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Black Beauty
The familiar dark green courgette. Pick the fruits young, while the skin is still soft.
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Caserta
Light green, half-long fruits with dark stripes make Caserta a fresh variation on uniformly green courgettes.
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Cocozelle de Tripolis
Long, narrow, green courgettes with pale stripes; the classic elongated shape gains a visible pattern here.
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Costata Romanesco
Distinctive ribs and grey-green fruit. Give this vigorous Italian courgette plenty of space.
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Defender
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Growth habit
- Open growth habitUnited Kingdom
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Eight Ball
Round, dark courgettes: pick them at about the size of a billiard ball or use them for stuffing.
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El Greco
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Growth habit
- Open growth habitUnited Kingdom
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Gold Rush
Golden-yellow fruits that stand out immediately among the leaves. Also an option for a large pot.
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Lorea
- Flavour
- Sweet and refined according to RHSUnited Kingdom
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
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Mutabile
A bushy variety with elongated, cylindrical, dark green, glossy fruits: a neat shape for everyday kitchen use.
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Parador
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Main colour
- Golden yellowUnited Kingdom
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Ronde de Nice
A light green, round courgette with fine speckles. A lovely reason to cook something different.
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Tabergmouzt uit Marokko
A traditional Moroccan courgette with elongated fruits and robust growth, interesting for a sunny trial corner.
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Tuscany
- Variety type
- CourgetteUnited Kingdom
- Main colour
- Dark greenUnited Kingdom
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Verte d’Italie
Long, green courgettes with silvery stripes on a vigorous, non-trailing plant.
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Yellow Crookneck
Bright yellow fruits with a curved neck give this old summer squash its own silhouette among straight courgettes.
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Zephyr
Yellow at the stem and green at the blossom end. A two-coloured summer squash for a colourful harvest.
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A characteristic is included only if it has its own supporting evidence. Descriptions from the United Kingdom do not predict the harvest in your garden.
- Courgette Black BeautyDe Bolster · checked 2026-10-10
- Common catalogue of varieties of vegetable species — 27 januari 2023Europese Commissie · checked 2026-10-07
- Courgette Black Beauty — ras- en teeltbeschrijvingFeggies · checked 2026-10-11