What Pumpkin Seed Varieties Are Available at Botanical Interests?

Botanical Interests lists at least 14 pumpkin seed varieties in its Halloween Favorites collection, covering carving pumpkins, pie and culinary types, miniature decorative gourds, and giant exhibition pumpkins. All are sold as seeds, and the varieties shown on the page were marked at 10% off at the time the page was captured. If you want a pumpkin for a specific job — jack-o'-lantern, pie, porch display, or a county-fair weigh-in — the list below maps each variety to its likely use based on its name and the page's own groupings.

Carving and Jack-o'-Lantern Types

These are the varieties most associated with Halloween carving, where a thin-to-moderate rind and a large, hollow interior matter more than flavor.

Howden and Jack O'Lantern are the conventional carving choices. Red Warty Thing, Black Kat, and Abominable lean toward novelty and display — the names signal unusual color or texture rather than pie quality. Note the Abominable rating: 1.0 out of 5 from two reviewers, the lowest on the page, so it's worth reading reviews before buying if appearance alone isn't enough for you.

Pie, Cooking, and Eating Pumpkins

Sugar Pie is the standard culinary pumpkin in this list. Smaller, denser, and less stringy than carving types, it's the one usually recommended when the goal is actual cooking rather than decoration.

Cinderella, Jarrahdale, and Galeux d'Eysines are heirloom-style varieties with distinctive shapes and colors — flat and ribbed, blue-grey, and warty salmon respectively — that double as decoration and, depending on the grower, as cooking pumpkins. Ratings for all three sit between 4.5 and 4.8, which is consistent with varieties people buy for both looks and use.

Miniature and Decorative Pumpkins

Jack Be Little is the miniature type in this collection, priced at $2.42 (from $2.69) with a 4.8 rating from 19 reviewers — the second-most-reviewed pumpkin on the page. These are typically used for small table displays, place settings, and crafts rather than carving or pies.

Giant Pumpkins

Atlantic Giant and Big Max are the two large-fruited varieties listed:

• Atlantic Giant — $3.14 (from $3.49), rated 4.4 from 9 reviewers. The name is associated with competitive giant-pumpkin growing.
• Big Max — $4.04 (from $4.49), rated 4.7 from 3 reviewers. Also a large-fruited type, though with far fewer ratings.

If you're growing for size, expect these to need more space and a longer season than the carving or pie types — the page itself doesn't list days-to-maturity or spacing, so check the individual product page for those details before planting.

Bundles That Include Pumpkin Seeds

Two of the discounted bundles on the page combine pumpkin seeds with other items:

• Pumpkin Patch Bundle — $21.73 (from $24.14)
• Trick or Treat Garden — $22.49 (from $24.99), rated 4.0 from 1 reviewer

Bundles are worth comparing against buying the individual seed packets if you only want one or two pumpkin varieties; the per-variety prices above range from about $2.42 to $5.39, so a bundle only pays off if you want most of what's inside.

How to Choose

• Carving: Howden or Jack O'Lantern.
• Cooking: Sugar Pie; consider Cinderella or Jarrahdale if you also want display value.
• Small displays and crafts: Jack Be Little.
• Size competition or a statement pumpkin: Atlantic Giant or Big Max.
• Novelty appearance: Red Warty Thing, Black Kat, or Galeux d'Eysines.

Two caveats before you buy. First, the page states "Get them before they sell out," and pumpkin seeds are typically seasonal stock — availability can change. Second, the 10% discount shown on every pumpkin variety is a promotional price captured at one point in time, not a permanent price; the crossed-out figure is the reference price the page displays. Ratings and review counts are also as shown on the page and will shift over time.