Southern pea varieties, as extension services describe them
Black-eyes, pinkeyes, creams and crowders, row by row, in each source's own words.
Southern pea variety explorer
Our count: 87 rows, 64 distinct printed names, 9 sources, 7 states.
| Variety (as printed) | Source state | Type | Plant habit | Days | Disease note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas #1 | Texas | Blackeye | short, determinate bush | 60–70 | not printed | source wordingBlackeye: Arkansas #1 ( short, determinate bush, 60-70 days) Blackeye #5 (vining, 90-95 days) Blackeye #46 (vining, 90-95 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| Arkansas Blackeye # 1 | Oklahoma | Blackeye | Bush | not printed | Bacterial blight | source wordingArkansas Blackeye # 1 Bush Cream Blackeye Bacterial blight Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Bettergro Blackeye | Alabama | Blackeye | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlackeyes—Bettergro Blackeye, California Blackeye #5, Magnolia Blackeye, Queen Anne Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Black Crowder | Texas | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder ► Black Crowder ► Mississippi Silver Skin ► Brown Crowder ► Zipper Cream ► Knuckle Purple Hull ► Knuckle (crowder) ► Texas Pinkeye ► Mississippi Pinkeye ► Top Pick ► Quick Pick Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Blackeye #46 | Texas | Blackeye | vining | 90–95 | not printed | source wordingBlackeye: Arkansas #1 ( short, determinate bush, 60-70 days) Blackeye #5 (vining, 90-95 days) Blackeye #46 (vining, 90-95 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| Blackeye #5 | Texas | Blackeye | vining | 90–95 | not printed | source wordingBlackeye: Arkansas #1 ( short, determinate bush, 60-70 days) Blackeye #5 (vining, 90-95 days) Blackeye #46 (vining, 90-95 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| Brown Crowder | Texas | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder ► Black Crowder ► Mississippi Silver Skin ► Brown Crowder ► Zipper Cream ► Knuckle Purple Hull ► Knuckle (crowder) ► Texas Pinkeye ► Mississippi Pinkeye ► Top Pick ► Quick Pick Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Brown Sugar Crowder | Texas | Crowder | vining | 90 | not printed | source wordingCrowder: Brown Sugar Crowder (vining, 90 days) Mississippi Silver (tall bushy vine, 85-90 days) Zipper Cream (low vine, 90 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| California #46 | Texas | Black-eyed | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlack-eyed ► California #5 ► California #46 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| California #5 | Georgia | Blackeye | Nonvining | not printed | Fusarium, nematodes | source wordingBlackeye California #5 Nonvining Fusarium, nematodes University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| California #5 | Texas | Black-eyed | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlack-eyed ► California #5 ► California #46 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| California Black Eye #5 | Arkansas | not printed | Erect plant type | 75 | Resistant to fusarium wilt | source wordingCalifornia Black Eye #5 75 Resistant to fusarium wilt. Erect plant type, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension: Home Gardening Series, Southern Peas (FSA-6020, PDF) |
| California Blackeye # 5 | Oklahoma | Blackeye | Vining | not printed | Fusarium wilt, nematodes | source wordingCalifornia Blackeye # 5 Vining Straw Blackeye Fusarium wilt, nematodes Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| California Blackeye #5 | Alabama | Blackeye | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlackeyes—Bettergro Blackeye, California Blackeye #5, Magnolia Blackeye, Queen Anne Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Carolina | South Carolina | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder: ‘Carolina,’ ‘Colussus 80’ Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC: Southern Peas (HGIC 1319) |
| Carolina Cream | South Carolina | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream: ‘Zipper Cream,’ ‘Carolina Cream’ Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC: Southern Peas (HGIC 1319) |
| Colossus | Georgia | Crowder | Vining | not printed | Fusarium, nematodes | source wordingCrowder Colossus Vining Fusarium, nematodes University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Colussus 80 | South Carolina | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder: ‘Carolina,’ ‘Colussus 80’ Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC: Southern Peas (HGIC 1319) |
| Coronet | Alabama | Pinkeye | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingPinkeyes—Coronet, Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR, Quick Pick Pinkeye Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Coronet | Oklahoma | Pinkeye | Bush | not printed | None | source wordingCoronet Bush Purple Pinkeye None Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Cream 40 | Georgia | Cream | Nonvining | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream Cream 40 Nonvining University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Dixielee | South Carolina | Black-eye type | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlack-eye type: ‘Pinkeye Purple Hull,’ ‘Dixielee,’ ‘Santee Early Pinkeye ‘ Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC: Southern Peas (HGIC 1319) |
| Early Acre | Oklahoma | Cream | Bush | not printed | not printed | source wordingEarly Acre Bush Cream Cream N/A Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Early Scarlet | Oklahoma | Pinkeye | Bush | not printed | Bacterial blight, virus tolerant | source wordingEarly Scarlet Bush Dark rust Pinkeye Bacterial blight, virus tolerant Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Early Scarlet | Texas | Pinkeye | determinate bush | 75–85 | not printed | source wordingPinkeye: Texas Pinkeye (tall, determinate bush, 75-85 days) Early Scarlet (determinate bush, 75-85 days) Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR (vining, 90-95 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| Ebony | Oklahoma | Black | Bush | not printed | not printed | source wordingEbony Bush Straw Black N/A Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Elite printed “Elitear”; the table's footnote reads “ar = Arkansas release”, so we show the name without the “ar” (our reading) | Arkansas | Cream | erect plant type | 70 | Resistant to fusarium wilt | source wordingElitear 70 4 oz Resistant to fusarium wilt. Cream, erect plant type, good yield and quality. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension: Home Gardening Series, Southern Peas (FSA-6020, PDF) |
| Elite | Oklahoma | Cream | Bush | not printed | Fusarium wilt | source wordingElite Bush Light straw Cream Fusarium wilt Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Empire | Oklahoma | Pinkeye | Bush | not printed | not printed | source wordingEmpire Bush Brown to tan Pinkeye N/A Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Envoy | Oklahoma | Red & White | Bush | not printed | not printed | source wordingEnvoy Bush Light brown Red & White N/A Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Epic | Oklahoma | Brown crowder | Bush | not printed | not printed | source wordingEpic Bush Tan Brown crowder N/A Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Excel | Oklahoma | Pinkeye | Bush | not printed | not printed | source wordingExcel Bush Purple Pinkeye N/A Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Genegreen | Georgia | Blackeye | Nonvining | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlackeye Genegreen Nonvining University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Hercules | Alabama | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowders—Hercules, Mississippi Purple, Mississippi Silver, Zipper Cream Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Hercules | Georgia | Crowder | Nonvining | not printed | Fusarium, nematodes | source wordingCrowder Hercules Nonvining Fusarium, nematodes University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Iron/Clay | South Carolina | Field | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingField: ‘Iron/Clay,’ various heirlooms Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC: Southern Peas (HGIC 1319) |
| Knuckle Purple Hull | Georgia | Crowder | Vining | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder Knuckle Purple Hull Vining University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Knuckle Purple Hull | Texas | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder ► Black Crowder ► Mississippi Silver Skin ► Brown Crowder ► Zipper Cream ► Knuckle Purple Hull ► Knuckle (crowder) ► Texas Pinkeye ► Mississippi Pinkeye ► Top Pick ► Quick Pick Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Lady Finger | Texas | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream ► Lady Finger ► Texas Cream #40 ► Mississippi Cream ► Zipper Cream (crowder) ► Texas Cream #8 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Louisiana Quickpick | Mississippi | not printed | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingLouisiana Quickpick—bears pink-eyed, purple-hulled pods above the foliage. Mississippi State University Extension: Peas-Southern |
| Magnolia | Georgia | Blackeye | Nonvining | not printed | Fusarium, nematodes | source wordingBlackeye Magnolia Nonvining Fusarium, nematodes University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Magnolia Blackeye | Alabama | Blackeye | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlackeyes—Bettergro Blackeye, California Blackeye #5, Magnolia Blackeye, Queen Anne Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Magnolia Blackeye | Mississippi | not printed | not printed | not printed | multiple disease resistance | source wordingMagnolia Blackeye—green pea is light green to cream with black eye; mature green pod is light green to cream; mature pods are tan; plant is small, and pods are not held up well; plants have multiple disease resistance. Mississippi State University Extension: Peas-Southern |
| Mississippi Cream | Texas | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream ► Lady Finger ► Texas Cream #40 ► Mississippi Cream ► Zipper Cream (crowder) ► Texas Cream #8 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Mississippi Pinkeye | Texas | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder ► Black Crowder ► Mississippi Silver Skin ► Brown Crowder ► Zipper Cream ► Knuckle Purple Hull ► Knuckle (crowder) ► Texas Pinkeye ► Mississippi Pinkeye ► Top Pick ► Quick Pick Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Mississippi Purple | Alabama | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowders—Hercules, Mississippi Purple, Mississippi Silver, Zipper Cream Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Mississippi Purple | Georgia | Crowder | Nonvining | not printed | Fusarium, nematodes | source wordingCrowder Mississippi Purple Nonvining Fusarium, nematodes University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Mississippi Purple | Mississippi | brown crowder type | semi-vining type plant | not printed | multiple disease resistance | source wordingMississippi Purple—brown crowder type; green pea is large, turning to brown seed; mature pod light green to purple turning brown when dry; semi-vining type plant with multiple disease resistance. Mississippi State University Extension: Peas-Southern |
| Mississippi Silver | Alabama | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowders—Hercules, Mississippi Purple, Mississippi Silver, Zipper Cream Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Mississippi Silver | Arkansas | Cream crowder | semi-bush type | 75 | Resistant to fusarium wilt and nematodes | source wordingMississippi Silver 75 4 oz Resistant to fusarium wilt and nematodes. Cream crowder, semi-bush type, good yield and quality. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension: Home Gardening Series, Southern Peas (FSA-6020, PDF) |
| Mississippi Silver | Georgia | Crowder | Nonvining | not printed | Fusarium, nematodes | source wordingCrowder Mississippi Silver Nonvining Fusarium, nematodes University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Mississippi Silver | Mississippi | brown crowder type | large, semi-vining plant | not printed | multiple disease resistance | source wordingMississippi Silver—brown crowder type; green pea is large turning to brown seed; mature pod is green turning silvery and then yellow; large, semi-vining plant with multiple disease resistance. Mississippi State University Extension: Peas-Southern |
| Mississippi Silver | Oklahoma | Brown crowder | Semi-vining | not printed | Fusarium wilt, nematodes | source wordingMississippi Silver Semi-vining Light brown Brown crowder Fusarium wilt, nematodes Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Mississippi Silver | Texas | Crowder | tall bushy vine | 85–90 | not printed | source wordingCrowder: Brown Sugar Crowder (vining, 90 days) Mississippi Silver (tall bushy vine, 85-90 days) Zipper Cream (low vine, 90 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| Mississippi Silver Skin | Texas | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder ► Black Crowder ► Mississippi Silver Skin ► Brown Crowder ► Zipper Cream ► Knuckle Purple Hull ► Knuckle (crowder) ► Texas Pinkeye ► Mississippi Pinkeye ► Top Pick ► Quick Pick Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Pink Eye Purple Hull BVR | Arkansas | purple hull type | Low, bushy | 75 | Bacteria Virus | source wordingPink Eye Purple Hull BVR 75 4 oz Bacteria Virus Low, bushy, purple hull type. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension: Home Gardening Series, Southern Peas (FSA-6020, PDF) |
| Pinkeye Purple Hull | South Carolina | Black-eye type | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlack-eye type: ‘Pinkeye Purple Hull,’ ‘Dixielee,’ ‘Santee Early Pinkeye ‘ Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC: Southern Peas (HGIC 1319) |
| Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR | Alabama | Pinkeye | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingPinkeyes—Coronet, Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR, Quick Pick Pinkeye Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR | Oklahoma | Pinkeye | Vining | not printed | Blackeye cowpea mosaic virus | source wordingPinkeye Purple Hull BVR Vining Purple Pinkeye Blackeye cowpea mosaic virus Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR | Texas | Pinkeye | vining | 90–95 | not printed | source wordingPinkeye: Texas Pinkeye (tall, determinate bush, 75-85 days) Early Scarlet (determinate bush, 75-85 days) Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR (vining, 90-95 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| Pinkeye Purple Hull-BVR | Mississippi | a typical pinkeye type | not printed | not printed | resistance to blackeye cowpea mosaic virus | source wordingPinkeye Purple Hull-BVR—a typical pinkeye type but with resistance to blackeye cowpea mosaic virus. Mississippi State University Extension: Peas-Southern |
| Princess Anne | Georgia | Blackeye | Vining | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlackeye Princess Anne Vining University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Queen Anne | Alabama | Blackeye | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlackeyes—Bettergro Blackeye, California Blackeye #5, Magnolia Blackeye, Queen Anne Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Queen Anne | Georgia | Blackeye | Vining | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlackeye Queen Anne Vining University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Quick Pick | Texas | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder ► Black Crowder ► Mississippi Silver Skin ► Brown Crowder ► Zipper Cream ► Knuckle Purple Hull ► Knuckle (crowder) ► Texas Pinkeye ► Mississippi Pinkeye ► Top Pick ► Quick Pick Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Quick Pick Pinkeye | Alabama | Pinkeye | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingPinkeyes—Coronet, Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR, Quick Pick Pinkeye Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| QuickPick PEPH (Pink Eye Purple Hull) | Mississippi | not printed | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingIn 2023, three southern pea cultivars—QuickPick PEPH (Pink Eye Purple Hull), Top Pick PEPH, and Top Pick Crowder—were planted in May and again in June at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station: Southern Pea Variety Trial for Fresh Market Production in Mississippi (Information Bulletin 599, PDF) |
| Santee Early Pinkeye | South Carolina | Black-eye type | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingBlack-eye type: ‘Pinkeye Purple Hull,’ ‘Dixielee,’ ‘Santee Early Pinkeye ‘ Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC: Southern Peas (HGIC 1319) |
| Texas Cream #40 | Texas | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream ► Lady Finger ► Texas Cream #40 ► Mississippi Cream ► Zipper Cream (crowder) ► Texas Cream #8 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Texas Cream #8 | Texas | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream ► Lady Finger ► Texas Cream #40 ► Mississippi Cream ► Zipper Cream (crowder) ► Texas Cream #8 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Texas Cream 12 | Alabama | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream (cream with browneye)—Texas Cream 12, White Acre BVR Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Texas Cream 12 | Georgia | Cream | Nonvining | not printed | Fusarium, nematode | source wordingCream Texas Cream 12 Nonvining Fusarium, nematode University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Texas Cream 40 | Texas | Cream | tall, determinate bush | 80 | not printed | source wordingCream: Texas Cream 40 (tall, determinate bush, 80 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| Texas Pinkeye | Texas | Pinkeye | tall, determinate bush | 75–85 | not printed | source wordingPinkeye: Texas Pinkeye (tall, determinate bush, 75-85 days) Early Scarlet (determinate bush, 75-85 days) Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR (vining, 90-95 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| Texas Pinkeye | Texas | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder ► Black Crowder ► Mississippi Silver Skin ► Brown Crowder ► Zipper Cream ► Knuckle Purple Hull ► Knuckle (crowder) ► Texas Pinkeye ► Mississippi Pinkeye ► Top Pick ► Quick Pick Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Top Pick | Texas | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder ► Black Crowder ► Mississippi Silver Skin ► Brown Crowder ► Zipper Cream ► Knuckle Purple Hull ► Knuckle (crowder) ► Texas Pinkeye ► Mississippi Pinkeye ► Top Pick ► Quick Pick Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
| Top Pick – Pink Eye, Cream or Brown Crowder | Arkansas | not printed | not printed | 67 | not printed | source wordingTop Pick – Pink Eye, Cream or Brown Crowder 67 University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension: Home Gardening Series, Southern Peas (FSA-6020, PDF) |
| Top Pick Crowder | Mississippi | not printed | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingIn 2023, three southern pea cultivars—QuickPick PEPH (Pink Eye Purple Hull), Top Pick PEPH, and Top Pick Crowder—were planted in May and again in June at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station: Southern Pea Variety Trial for Fresh Market Production in Mississippi (Information Bulletin 599, PDF) |
| Top Pick Crowder | Oklahoma | Brown crowder | Semi-vining | not printed | not printed | source wordingTop Pick Crowder Semi-vining Purple Brown crowder N/A Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) |
| Top Pick PEPH | Mississippi | not printed | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingIn 2023, three southern pea cultivars—QuickPick PEPH (Pink Eye Purple Hull), Top Pick PEPH, and Top Pick Crowder—were planted in May and again in June at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station: Southern Pea Variety Trial for Fresh Market Production in Mississippi (Information Bulletin 599, PDF) |
| White Acre | Georgia | Cream | Nonvining | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream White Acre Nonvining University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| White Acre BVR | Alabama | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream (cream with browneye)—Texas Cream 12, White Acre BVR Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Zipper Cream | Alabama | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowders—Hercules, Mississippi Purple, Mississippi Silver, Zipper Cream Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden |
| Zipper Cream | Georgia | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCrowder Zipper Cream Crowder Hercules University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) |
| Zipper Cream | South Carolina | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream: ‘Zipper Cream,’ ‘Carolina Cream’ Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC: Southern Peas (HGIC 1319) |
| Zipper Cream | Texas | Crowder | low vine | 90 | not printed | source wordingCrowder: Brown Sugar Crowder (vining, 90 days) Mississippi Silver (tall bushy vine, 85-90 days) Zipper Cream (low vine, 90 days) Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide |
| Zipper Cream (crowder) | Texas | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed | source wordingCream ► Lady Finger ► Texas Cream #40 ► Mississippi Cream ► Zipper Cream (crowder) ► Texas Cream #8 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) |
Our reading written by Cowpea Seeds
This table holds 87 variety rows from 9 extension and experiment-station sources in 7 states, with 64 distinct printed names. Each row is one source's description of one variety, in that source's words, so the same variety can appear several times with different details.
That repetition is the useful part. Some sources print different plant habits or maturity figures for the same name, and we keep each source's wording as printed, without reconciling the differences. Where several sources describe the same name, its variety page sets their rows side by side.
Our description of the table above. Each row's wording is in its source box.
Column headings of the source tables
The rows above take their field meanings from these headings.
Arkansas table
Variety Days to Maturity Seed/100 Ft Disease Resistance of Row or Tolerance Remarks
Oklahoma table
Variety Plant type Dry pod color Seed type Disease resistance
Georgia table
Type Variety Growth Habit Disease Resistance
How long until harvest, in general
From planting to harvest ranges from 58 to 80 days, depending upon season and variety.
Southern peas vary in maturity dates from around 65 to 125 days.
For fresh market, peas should be harvested 50 to 80 days after planting depending on variety and growing conditions.