Pea Varieties

Purple Podded Peas

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The Purple Podded Pea is a show stopper!  With all the green in a garden, it so nice to have a pop of color.

Purple & Pink Pea Flowers

Features:

1) This pea plant has purple pods and green peas.

2) Purple Podded Peas even have purple and pink flowers.

3) The plant vines to 4 feet tall.

4) The pod will reach about 3 inches long.

5) Purple podded peas like to be sown about 1 inch deep.

6)  This cool season plant will mature in about 60 days.

 

 

 

 

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