Cucumis sativus

Also known as Garden Cucumber, Pickling Cucumber, Slicing Cucumber, Gherkin

Originating in South Asia, this sprawling annual vine climbs using thin, coiling tendrils and bears bright yellow, star-shaped flowers. Female blossoms give rise to elongated, green-skinned fruits with crisp, watery flesh that have been selected over thousands of years of human cultivation. Robust plants thrive in warm weather, relying on bees and other insect pollinators to achieve abundant fruit set throughout the summer.