Courgette Fiorentino seeds Organic Heirloom

A Heritage Italian courgette with an excellent taste

Fiorentino courgette is an authentic Tuscan heritage variety. It produces long, pale green fruits with pronounced ribs running along the length. When sliced, the ribbing creates elegant star-shaped cross-sections prized by chefs for presentation. The plants are vigorous and highly productive, yielding both quality fruits and large blossoms suitable for stuffing or frying.  Courgette Fiorentino is renowned for its sweet, nutty flavour and firm yet creamy flesh, offering more depth than modern commercial courgettes. Harvested young, the texture remains tender and buttery with low water content, making it ideal for grilling, sautéing, roasting, or eating raw in thin slices. This courgette is best eaten picked young at 6" to get the best of its flavour.

Scientific Name: Cucurbita pepo

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 18-20C

Germination time in days: 5-14 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 90 days

Sunlight: full sun

Soil requirement: rich in organic matter, well drained, fertile

Sowing and cultivation: Sow seeds indoor 4-6 weeks before last frost. Transplant when all risk of frost has passed, leaving 1m between the plants. The vines will spread therefore it is advised to provide a support. We grew the vines outdoors however for extended harvest, it may be better to grow them in a greenhouse.