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- Days to maturity
- 44–64 days
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Black Beauty is the zucchini most people picture: cylindrical fruit so dark green it reads as black, with only slight flecking and glossy, tender skin. It was bred at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station out of Salerno, itself an Improved Fordhook Zucchini, and won All-America Selections honors in 1957 as the quickest and heaviest bearing among black-green zucchinis of its era. The plants are upright bushes that take little room and make picking easy. Harvest at 6 to 8 inches; fruit sizes up fast, so check every day or two at peak, because an overlooked giant slows further fruit set. Sow 1 inch deep in warm soil after frost and thin to the strongest plants. Widely adapted and still a dependable choice for any garden.
Black Beauty traits
- Dark green to nearly black cylindrical fruit, 6 to 8 inches
- Upright, open bush that is easy to pick
- Quickest and heaviest yielding of its black-green contemporaries
- Bred from Salerno at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
- All-America Selections winner, 1957
- Wide adaptation
Good for
- Fresh slicing and sauteing
- Grilling
- Zucchini bread
Compare with other zucchini varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Beauty this page | 44–64 days | Bush | — |
| Revenue | 44–48 days | Bush | — |
| Cocozelle Bush | 45–55 days | Bush | — |
| Freckles Summer Squash | 43 days | Bush | — |
| Gentry | 43 days | Bush | — |
| Golden Dawn III | 45 days | Bush | — |
| Horn of Plenty | 45–50 days | Bush | — |
Black Beauty FAQ
What kind of zucchini is Black Beauty?
Black Beauty is the zucchini most people picture: cylindrical fruit so dark green it reads as black, with only slight flecking and glossy, tender skin. It was bred at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station out of Salerno, itself an Improved Fordhook Zucchini, and won All-America Selections honors in 1957 as the quickest and heaviest bearing among black-green zucchinis of its era.
How many days to maturity is Black Beauty?
Black Beauty is listed at 44–64 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other zucchini varieties, so check them in the zucchini growing guide.
How does Black Beauty compare with other zucchini varieties?
Black Beauty: 44–64 days, bush. Similar zucchini varieties include Revenue (44–48 days), Cocozelle Bush (45–55 days), Freckles Summer Squash (43 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Black Beauty good for?
Black Beauty is grown for fresh slicing and sauteing, grilling, zucchini bread.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every zucchini variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Zucchini growing guide
- How to Plant Zucchini: Spacing, Soil Warmth and How Much Room It Needs
- Hand Pollinating Zucchini and What to Do When There Are No Male Flowers
- Staking Zucchini and Removing Lower Leaves as You Pick
- Zucchini Problems: Powdery Mildew, Beetles and Rot
- When to Pick Zucchini: Four to Seven Days from Flowering
- Zucchini Growing Calendar: Sowing to the End of the Season
- All 179 zucchini 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.