Looking for some of the most popular pumpkin varieties? Or perhaps on the hunt for some rare heirlooms? Here are some of the best pumpkin varieties to choose from!
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Introduction to pumpkin varieties
There are hundreds of different named varieties of pumpkins. Almost all of these cultivars belong to one of three pumpkin species: Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita maxima, and Cucurbita moschata.
The classic big orange pumpkin for carving jack-o-lanterns is the Howden variety. Some pumpkin patches still grow Howden pumpkins, while others grow newer varieties that look similar but are easier to grow.
Medium-sized round orange pumpkins are often Connecticut Field pumpkins (or newer varieties bred from them). Smaller round orange pumpkins are often Sugar Pie pumpkins (or newer varieties bred from them).
Popular heirlooms include the blue-skinned Jarrahdale, the red-orange Cinderella, and the beige-colored Fairytale. Popular modern cultivars include the pink-skinned Porcelain Doll, the matching Blue Doll, and the pure-white Flat Stacker.
List of pumpkin varieties
Here is a big list of 300+ different named pumpkin varieties to choose from:
- Acoma Pumpkin
- American Tondo Pumpkin
- Amish Pie Pumpkin
- Apogee Pumpkin
- Appalachian Pumpkin
- Apprentice Pumpkin
- Aspen Premium Pumpkin
- Atlantic Giant Pumpkin (Dill’s Atlantic Giant Pumpkin)
- Australian Butter Pumpkin
- Autumn Buckskin Pumpkin
- Autumn Colors Cushaw Pumpkin
- Autumn Crown Pumpkin
- Autumn Gold Pumpkin
- Baby Bear Pumpkin
- Baby Blue Round Hubbard Squash
- Baby Boo Pumpkin
- Baby Bumps Pumpkin
- Baby Pam Pumpkin
- Baby Wrinkles Pumpkin
- Bad Jelly Pumpkin
- Batwing Pumpkin
- Benchmark Pumpkin
- Big Doris Pumpkin
- Big Max Pumpkin
- Big Moon Pumpkin
- Big Moose Pumpkin
- Big Red California Sugar Pumpkin
- Black Kat Pumpkin
- Blanco Pumpkin
- Blaze Pumpkin
- Blue Bayou Pumpkin
- Blue Delight Pumpkin
- Blue Doll Pumpkin
- Blue Harvest Pumpkin
- Blue Ice Pumpkin
- Blue Lakota pumpkin
- Blue Max Pumpkin
- Blue Moon Pumpkin
- Blue Prince Pumpkin
- Bonbon Pumpkin
- Buckskin Pumpkin
- Buen Gusto De Horno Pumpkin
- Buffy Pumpkin
- Bumpkin Pumpkin
- Bunch O’ Warts Pumpkin
- Bushkin Pumpkin
- Buttercup Squash
- Calabaza Pumpkin
- Calico Belle Pumpkin
- Camaro Pumpkin
- Cannonball Pumpkin
- Capital Pumpkin
- Captain Jack Pumpkin
- Cargo Pumpkin
- Carnival Pumpkin
- Casper Pumpkin
- Casperita Pumpkin
- Cha Cha Squash
- Champion Pumpkin
- Charisma Pumpkin
- Checkmate Pumpkin
- Cherokee Bush Pumpkin
- Cherokee Tan Pumpkin
- Cinderella Pumpkin (Rouge Vif d’Etampes Pumpkin)
- Cinderella’s Carriage Pumpkin
- Cinnamon Girl Pumpkin
- Colorado Sunrise Pumpkin
- Connecticut Field Pumpkin
- Connecticut Sweet Pie Pumpkin
- Conquest Pumpkin
- Contestoga Giant Pumpkin
- Contestoga Special Pumpkin
- Cornfield Pumpkin
- Corvette Pumpkin
- Cotton Candy Pumpkin
- Cougar Pumpkin
- County Fair Pumpkin
- Cracker Jack Pumpkin
- Crespo Squash
- Crockneck Pumpkin
- Crown Prince Pumpkin
- Crunchkin Pumpkin
- Crystal Star Pumpkin
- Cushaw Pumpkin
- Dark Knight Pumpkin
- Darling Pumpkin
- Daybreak Pumpkin
- Denali Pumpkin
- Diablo Pumpkin
- Dickinson Pumpkin
- Dwarf Tiger Striped Pumpkin
- Early Abundance Pumpkin
- Early Giant Pumpkin
- Early King Pumpkin
- Early Prince Pumpkin
- Early Sweet Sugar Pie Pumpkin
- Edison Pumpkin
- El Toro Pumpkin
- Eureka Pumpkin
- Everest Pumpkin
- Expert Pumpkin
- Ez Gro Monster Pumpkin
- Fairytale Pumpkin
- Fall Splendor Plus Pumpkin
- Fall Splendor Pumpkin
- Field Trip Pumpkin
- First Prize Pumpkin
- Flame Pumpkin
- Flat Stacker Pumpkin
- Flat White Boer Pumpkin
- Flatso Pumpkin
- Full Moon Pumpkin
- Futsu Black Pumpkin
- Galeux d’Eysines Pumpkin
- Gemini Pumpkin
- Gilea Ukrainian Pumpkin
- Goderich Giant Pumpkin
- Gold Dust Pumpkin
- Gold Fever Pumpkin
- Gold Medal Pumpkin
- Gold Rush Pumpkin
- Gold Standard Pumpkin
- Gooligan Pumpkin
- Goosebumps Pumpkin
- Green Striped Cushaw Pumpkin
- Grizzly Bear Pumpkin
- Growers Giant Pumpkin
- Gum Drop Pumpkin
- Gumdrop Pumpkin
- Half Pint Pumpkin
- Harlequin Squash
- Harvest Jack Pumpkin
- Harvest Moon Pumpkin
- Harvest Time Pumpkin
- Hawk Pumpkin
- Hijinks Pumpkin
- Hobbit Pumpkin
- Hondo Small Sugar Pumpkin
- Honey Bear Round Squash
- Honey Moon Pumpkin
- Hooligan Pumpkin
- Hot Chocolate Pumpkin
- Howden Biggie Pumpkin
- Howden Pumpkin
- Hulk Pumpkin
- Idaho Gem Pumpkin
- Igor Pumpkin
- Indian Doll Pumpkin
- Iran Squash
- Iron Man Pumpkin
- Jack Be Little Pumpkin
- Jack Of All Trades Pumpkin
- Jack O’Lantern Pumpkin
- Jack Sprat Pumpkin
- Jack-Be-Little Pumpkin
- Jack-Be-Quik Pumpkin
- Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin
- Jamboree Pumpkin
- Jarrahdale Pumpkin
- Jaune De Paris Pumpkin
- Jewel Box Pumpkin
- Jill-Be-Little Pumpkin
- Johnny’s Pumpkin
- Kabocha Pumpkin
- Kakai Pumpkin
- Kandy Korn Plus Pumpkin
- Kandy Korn Pumpkin
- Kentucky Field Pumpkin
- Kikuza Pumpkin
- Knucklehead Pumpkin
- Lady Godiva Pumpkin
- Lakota Pumpkin
- Large Marge Pumpkin
- Lil’ Orange-Mon Pumpkin
- Lil’ Pump-Ke-Mon Pumpkin
- Little Gem Pumpkin
- Little Lantern Pumpkin
- Little October Pumpkin
- Long Island Cheese Pumpkin
- Long Pie Pumpkin (Nantucket Pumpkin)
- Lumina Pumpkin
- Magdalena Big Cheese
- Magic Lantern Pumpkin
- Magnum Pumpkin
- Mammoth Gold Pumpkin
- Marina Di Chioggia Pumpkin
- Mellow Yellow Pumpkin
- Midnight Pumpkin
- Millionaire Pumpkin
- Miniwarts Pumpkin
- Minnesota Sweet Pumpkin
- Misty Mountain Pumpkin
- Monster Pumpkin
- Monster Smash Pumpkin
- Montana Jack Pumpkin
- Moon Beam Pumpkin
- Moon Light Pumpkin
- Moon Stacker Pumpkin
- Moon Whisper Pumpkin
- Moonscape Pumpkin
- Moonshine Pumpkin
- Moranga Pumpkin
- Mr. Fugly Pumpkin
- Mr. Wrinkles Pumpkin
- Mrs. Wrinkles Pumpkin
- Munchkin Pumpkin
- Muscat De Provence Pumpkin
- Musquee De Maroc Pumpkin
- Musquee d’Hiver De Provence Pumpkin
- Mustang Pumpkin
- Mystic Pumpkin
- Naked Bear Pumpkin
- Neck Pumpkin
- Neon Pumpkin
- New England Sugar Pie Pumpkin
- New Moon Pumpkin
- Newton Pumpkin
- Ol Zeb’s Pumpkin
- Omaha Pumpkin
- One Too Many Pumpkin
- Orange Hokkaido Pumpkin
- Orange Smoothie Pumpkin
- Orange Striped Cushaw Pumpkin
- Orangita Pumpkin
- Orion Pumpkin
- Paarman Sugar Pumpkin
- Packer Pumpkin
- Pam Pumpkin
- Papagallo Pumpkin
- Peek-a-Boo Pumpkin
- Pegasus Pumpkin
- Pepitas Pumpkin
- Phat Jack Pumpkin
- Pik-A-Pie Pumpkin
- Pink Banana Pumpkin (Candy Roaster Squash)
- Pipsqueak Pumpkin
- Polar Bear Pumpkin
- Porcelain Doll Pumpkin
- Porcelain Princess Pumpkin
- Prankster Pumpkin
- Prism Pumpkin
- Prizewinner Pumpkin
- Progress Pumpkin
- Prudence Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Seed Pumpkin
- Queensland Blue Pumpkin
- Racer Plus Pumpkin
- Racer Pumpkin
- Rascal Pumpkin
- Red Kuri Pumpkin
- Red Warty Thing Pumpkin
- Rembrandt Pumpkin
- Renegade Pumpkin
- Ritz Pumpkin
- Rival Pumpkin
- Rock Star Pumpkin
- Rockafellow Pumpkin
- Royal Blue Pumpkin
- Rumbo Pumpkin
- Salem Pumpkin
- Sanchez Pumpkin
- Scarface Pumpkin
- Scheherazade Pumpkin
- Scream Pumpkin
- Secretariat Pumpkin
- Seminole Pumpkin
- Shadow Moon Pumpkin
- Shishigatani Pumpkin
- Shiver Pumpkin
- Shokichi Green Pumpkin
- Shokichi Shiro Pumpkin
- Show Winner Pumpkin
- Silver Bell Pumpkin
- Silver Edged Pumpkin
- Silver Moon Pumpkin
- Small Sugar Pumpkin
- Snack Jack Pumpkin
- Snowball Pumpkin
- Sorcerer Pumpkin
- Spark Pumpkin
- Spartacus Pumpkin
- Spartan Pumpkin
- Speckled Hound Pumpkin
- Specter Pumpkin
- Spirit Pumpkin
- Spit Fire Pumpkin
- Spookie Pumpkin
- Star Pumpkin
- Stella Luna Pumpkin
- Sugar Cup Pumpkin
- Summit Pumpkin
- Sunlight Pumpkin
- Sunshine Squash
- Sunspot Squash
- Super Moon Pumpkin
- Superior Pumpkin
- Sweet Dumpling Squash
- Sweet Lightning Squash
- Sweet Mama Kabucha Pumpkin
- Sweet Sugar Pie Pumpkin
- Sweetie Pie Pumpkin
- Tandy Pumpkin
- Tetsukabuto Pumpkin
- Thai Kang Kob Pumpkin
- Thor Pumpkin
- Thumpkin Pumpkin
- Tiger Pumpkin
- Tiptop Pumpkin
- Toad Pumpkin
- Tokyo Blue Squash (Tokyo Pumpkin)
- Tom Fox Pumpkin
- Tonda Di Napoli Pumpkin
- Touch Of Autumn Pumpkin
- Tours Pumpkin
- Treasure Pumpkin
- Triamble Pumpkin
- Triple Treat Pumpkin
- Trophy Pumpkin
- Turban Pumpkin
- Turkeyneck Pumpkin
- Tycoon Pumpkin
- Valenciano Pumpkin
- Warts Galore Pumpkin
- Warts Plethora Pumpkin
- Warty Goblin Pumpkin
- Warty Sunset Pumpkin
- Wee-Be-Little Pumpkin
- White Cushaw Pumpkin
- White Delight Pumpkin
- White Ghost Pumpkin
- White Knight Pumpkin
- White Pie Pumpkin
- Winter Luxury Pumpkin
- Winter Sweet Round Squash
- Wolf Pumpkin
- Wyatt’s Wonder Pumpkin
- Xochitlan Pueblo Pumpkin
- Yellow Of Paris Pumpkin (Jaune Gros De Paris Pumpkin)
- Young’s Beauty Pumpkin
- Yokohama Squash
- Yuxi Jiang Bing Gua Squash
- Zombie Pumpkin
Which of these pumpkin varieties will you pick!?
To see common categories that pumpkins are classified in, check out this article all about different types of pumpkins, from carving pumpkins for jack-o-lanterns to savory gourmet cooking pumpkins.
