USDA Certified Organic. (C. moschata) 95 days. [Cultivated in Florida by the Seminole in the 1500s.] Keeps up to 1 year at room temperature! Small fruits are sweeter than Butternut and have a firm, deep orange colored flesh. Large vines bear bell-shaped buff-colored fruits averaging 6" in diameter. Resistant to vine borers. A good choice for hot, humid, disease-prone areas. Give it ample water and room to roam.