‘Green Lightning’ is an award-winning hybrid pattypan squash and 2025 All-America Selections Winner prized for its early maturity, productivity, and striking appearance. Glossy dark green fruits feature lighter green mottling and pale stripes for a distinctive ornamental-quality harvest.

Start ‘Green Lightning’ indoors for transplanting or sow directly where conditions allow. Plant seeds about 1 inch deep, space plants 24 to 36 inches apart, and grow in full sun. Compact, bushy plants are well suited to smaller gardens and are noted for resistance to common squash viruses.

Ready to harvest in about 50 days, pick fruits regularly while they remain tender and flavorful.

Tender, productive, and eye-catching, ‘Green Lightning’ is excellent for grilling, sautéing, roasting, baking, everyday cooking, market displays, and ornamental edible plantings.

• Days to Maturity: 45–50 Days
• Sow Method: Direct Sow or Start Indoors
• Sowing Depth: 1 Inch
• Plant Spacing: 24–36 Inches
• Sun Exposure: Full Sun
• Plant Height: 18–24 Inches (Bush Habit)
• Fruit Color: Dark Green with Light Mottling & Pale Stripes
• Fruit Size: 3–5 Inches. 1-2 Lbs
• Fruit Type: Patty-Pan
• Growth Habit: Compact Bush
• Special Features: 2025 AAS Winner, High Yielding, Early Maturing, Disease Resistant
• Hardiness Zones: Zones 6–10
• Best Uses: Grilling, Sautéing, Roasting, Baking, Market Display