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Overview
Dragon Egg comes from Croatia, an heirloom whose fruit really does look like an egg: oval, smooth, and creamy white to pale yellow when ready. Harvest at the white to cream stage, because once the fruit turns orange it is overmature, seedy, and bitter. Picked on time, the flesh is mild and sweet with small seeds and thin skin, and it stays that way in heat that turns ordinary cucumbers bitter, which makes it a strong choice for hot summer gardens and a favorite with children. The plants are very productive in warm weather, and the fruit hangs in clusters that are easy to spot. Sow an inch deep after the last frost into warm, fertile, well-drained soil, and train the vines up a trellis or fence to keep the fruit clean and picking simple.
Dragon Egg traits
- Croatian heirloom with egg-shaped, creamy white fruit
- Harvest before the skin turns orange
- Mild, sweet flesh with small seeds and thin skin
- Exceptional heat tolerance with little bitterness
- Very productive, with fruit hanging in clusters
- Well liked by children
Good for
- Fresh eating
- Hot-summer gardens
- Novelty cucumber
Compare with other cucumber varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Egg this page | — | — | — |
| A & C Pickling | 50–55 days | — | — |
| Adam | 56–60 days | — | — |
| Alibi | 49 days | — | — |
| Amira | 52–56 days | — | — |
| Amour | 47 days | — | — |
| Armenian | 50–70 days | — | — |
Dragon Egg FAQ
What kind of cucumber is Dragon Egg?
Dragon Egg comes from Croatia, an heirloom whose fruit really does look like an egg: oval, smooth, and creamy white to pale yellow when ready. Harvest at the white to cream stage, because once the fruit turns orange it is overmature, seedy, and bitter.
How does Dragon Egg compare with other cucumber varieties?
Similar cucumber varieties include A & C Pickling (50–55 days), Adam (56–60 days), Alibi (49 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Dragon Egg good for?
Dragon Egg is grown for fresh eating, hot-summer gardens, novelty cucumber.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every cucumber variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Cucumber growing guide
- How to Plant Cucumbers: Spacing, Soil and Putting Up Supports
- Pruning Cucumbers: Removing the Lowest Side Shoots and Topping the Vine
- How Often to Water Cucumbers and When to Feed Them
- Cucumber Growing Calendar: What to Do Through the Season
- Cucumber Diseases and Pests: Keeping Mildew Out of the Crop
- When to Pick Cucumbers and Why They Come Out Curved
- All 241 cucumber varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.