Gourd Flowers

For identification purposes this pen drawing by Tim Moyers is presented here for further identification of the Gourd flowers.

The Male flower, (top) has a yellowish satin appearance, this is due to the pollen that is concentrated on the center parts of the male flower.  The female flower initially has a glossy or semi glossy appearance.  If you use our hand pollination technique, you will be able to see a very noticeable difference when the female is properly pollinated as it will take on a satin appearance from the pollen.