(C. maxima) 100 days. [Early 1900s Appalachian Thanksgiving feasts included “candy roaster pie” instead of pumpkin pie.] Rare heirloom variety. Banana-shaped fruits are up to 18 in. long and 6 in. wide, pink with blue tips. Smooth, delicious orange flesh. Small (5 g) packet has about 17 seeds.
 
Packet: 2-6 g (approximately 20-50 seeds, average 31 seeds).