Zipper Cream
Crowder or cream · described by 5 extension sources (Texas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina)
What the sources print
| Source | Name as printed | Type | Plant habit | Days to maturity | Disease note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Zipper Cream | Crowder | low vine | 90 | not printed |
| Alabama | Zipper Cream | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed |
| Georgia | Zipper Cream | Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed |
| Texas | Zipper Cream (crowder) | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed |
| South Carolina | Zipper Cream | Cream | not printed | not printed | not printed |
Our summary of the table: the printed days to maturity run from 90 to 90 across 1 source row.
Our reading written by Cowpea Seeds
Zipper Cream sits between two types, and the sources say so in their own lists. The Lubbock guide, Alabama and Georgia file it with crowders. Clemson lists it as a cream, and Texas A&M's Easy Gardening sheet lists it under creams as Zipper Cream (crowder) and again under crowders.
The Lubbock guide gives the plant as a low vine at 90 days, the one source here that prints a habit or a day count for it. Five extension sources from Texas, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina name it.
Our plain-language reading of the extension text quoted on this page. It adds no facts of its own.
The source wording
Crowder: Brown Sugar Crowder (vining, 90 days) Mississippi Silver (tall bushy vine, 85-90 days) Zipper Cream (low vine, 90 days)
Crowders—Hercules, Mississippi Purple, Mississippi Silver, Zipper Cream
Crowder Zipper Cream Crowder Hercules
Type Variety Growth Habit Disease Resistance
Cream ► Lady Finger ► Texas Cream #40 ► Mississippi Cream ► Zipper Cream (crowder) ► Texas Cream #8
Cream: ‘Zipper Cream,’ ‘Carolina Cream’
Check before you plant. Varieties, dates and disease notes depend on your area and season. Confirm with Texas A&M AgriLife (Lubbock center): Southern Pea (Cowpea) grower guide and Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden and University of Georgia Extension: Commercial Southern Pea Production (Circular 485) and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Easy Gardening, Southern Peas (HORT-PU-265, PDF) and Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC: Southern Peas (HGIC 1319) or your local extension office; we last found these words there on October 14, 2026.
Grouping these printed names on one page is our judgment: the names match apart from spacing, punctuation or a type word.
Other variety pages
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