Beans - Cowpeas

65 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Big Boy Purple Hull Cowpeas. This bush plant produces heavy yields of 8" long pods. This variety has 13 to 16 light tan peas per pod. Excellent for fresh use, freezing, or canning. Cream colored cowpeas. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. Also known as Texas Big Boy Cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 601085. A variety from the USA.

63 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Black Crowder Cowpea. This bush plant produces heavy yields of dark purple cowpeas that turn black when dried. Excellent for fresh use, freezing, or canning. Easy to shell. Black cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 663128. A variety from the USA.

60 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Brown Crowder Cowpeas. This early maturing bush plant produces heavy yields of 7" long pods of brown cowpeas. Great for making baked beans and bean soup. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 293469. A variety from the USA.

55 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. California Blackeye No 46 Cowpeas. The plant produces good yields of 6 to 8" long pods. California No. 46 is more erect than California No. 5, but shorter in height. Excellent canner. It does not exhibit a leaky eye, which discolors the canning brine. One of the most favorite varieties of the South. Used fresh or dried. Cream cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens, farmer’s markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. This variety was developed by the University of California. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 548784. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: FW (Race 1 and 2), N.

75 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. California Blackeye No 5 Cowpeas. The plant produces heavy yields of 6 to 8" long pods. It is one of the most popular and widely grown varieties of cowpeas. The vines are upright and semi-spreading. One of the most dominant favorite varieties of all Southern peas. Used fresh or dried. Cream colored cowpeas with a black dot. Great fresh or dried. Cold Tolerant. Drought Resistant. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 663013. A variety from Georgia, USA. Disease Resistant: FW, N.

70 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Dimpled Brown Cowpeas. This bush plant produces heavy yields of dimpled cowpeas. The 6 ½" pods have 12 to 15 peas. The pods grow closely bunched together and are green and the peas are light brown. The peas have a flattened appearance, thus called Dimpled. Excellent for canning, freezing, or drying. Brown cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 666268. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Dixie Lee Cowpeas. This plant produces heavy yields of delicious cowpeas. The pods are green and the peas are brown. The erect plant tends to spread to the vine slightly. Easy to shell variety. Brown cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 662996. A variety from the USA.

75 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Elite Cowpeas. This bush plant produces heavy yields of 7" long cowpeas. Peas are easy to shell. This is one of the most productive of all the cream peas. Cream colored cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA developed this variety. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 666253. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Iron & Clay Cowpeas. This bush plant produces heavy yields of cowpeas. It is a popular variety of cowpea, similar to the blackeye cowpea. often described as a mix of "Iron" and "Clay" types (one more vining, one more bushy). They are widely used for food plots, especially for deer, quail, dove, and turkey, cover crops, forage/hay, soil improvement, and human consumption as black-eyed peas or similar field peas. Unlike other cowpea varieties, iron and clays continue to grow and produce forage after the seed has dropped. Excellent for baking, soups, dried beans, and canning. Hunters plant crops in fields to attract deer and game birds. Deer love these cowpeas. Quail & other game birds relish the seed if the plant is allowed to seed. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Knuckle Purple Hull Cowpeas. This bush plant produces heavy yields of short purple pods. Excellent drying, canning, and freezing variety. Brown colored cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 663030. A variety from the USA.

60 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Lady Cowpeas. This bush plant produces heavy yields of tiny creamy white cowpeas. Excellent fresh, frozen, or dried. It thrives in hot Southern regions. Heat Tolerant. Also known as Lady Finger Cowpeas. Cream colored cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 17359. A variety from the USA.

60 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Mississippi Pinkeye 2 Cowpeas. This bush plant produces high yields of reddish-purple pods. Very delicious, large brown peas. The pods turn from green to purple. This variety has fewer vines and more pods over the plant. Very easy to shell pods. This is an improved Mississippi Pinkeye Purple Hull Cowpea with stronger germination and better seedling survival. Cold Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 663149. A variety from Mississippi, USA. Disease Resistant: FW, N.

60 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Mississippi Purple Cowpeas. This early maturing bush plant produces high yields of reddish purple pods. Very delicious large brown peas. This variety has fewer vines and more pods over the plant. The pods are bunched together making it easier to harvest. Very easy to shell pods. Brown cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 663149. A variety from Mississippi, USA. Disease Resistant: FW, N.

65 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Mississippi Silver Cowpeas. This bush plant produces heavy yields of 6 ½" long, silvery pale green pods. Produces large brown cowpeas. This variety is easier to pick than other varieties as it has fewer vines. Low bushy plant with few runners. Brown cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 699043. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: FW, N.

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63 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR Cowpeas. This early producing bush plant produces heavy yields of purple pods. Similar to the Purple Hull Pinkeye with the same characteristics. Pods contain cream colored peas with maroon eyes. Excellent drying and canning variety. It's widely grown in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic United States for its productivity, heat tolerance, and flavorful peas. This is the improved version of the Pinkeye Purple Hull Cowpeas, which has better disease resistance. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 663145. Disease Resistant: BICMV.

70 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. QuickPick Pinkeye Cowpeas. This non-vining bush plant produces high yields of dark purple pods. The plant produces 8" long pods that have 11 peas. The cream colored peas have a maroon eye and are very flavorful. Excellent drying and canning variety. Easily harvest by hand or machine. Cream cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. Developed for commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 596576. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: BICMV.

70 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Red Ripper Cowpeas. The plant produces heavy yields of cowpeas even under very hot and very dry conditions. The pods are reddish green, and the peas are red. The plant produces 10" long pods that have 18 peas. It is popular in the Southern states as a table pea, forage crop, cover crop, and a source of wildlife food plots. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. An heirloom variety from North Carolina dating back to the 1850s. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 592363. A variety from the USA.

70 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Sa Dandy Cowpeas. This bush plant produces high yields of 8" long pods with small-sized cream colored peas. The Sa Dandy is similar to the Texas Cream Cowpea, but the peas are slightly smaller. The plant thrives in hotter weather making it suitable for Southern climates. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 666258. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Texas Cream 40 Cowpeas. This semi bush plant produces high yields of 6 to 8" long pods. The plants are small and have light-colored peas. They are highly tolerant of drought and a wide variety of soil conditions, including heavy clay and sandy soils. White cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 293577. A variety from the USA.

80 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Texas Cream 8 Cowpeas. This bush plant produces good yields of light colored cowpeas. The plants are small. They are highly tolerant of drought and a wide variety of soil conditions, including heavy clay and sandy soils. Cream cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 699005. A variety from the USA.

70 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Top Pick Pinkeye Cowpeas. This small bush plant produces good yields of 8" long pods. Produces small sized cream-colored peas, similar to California Blackeye Cowpeas. They are best when picked young for use as snap peas. Cream colored cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. White Acre Cowpeas. This large bush plant produces heavy yields of creamy white cowpeas. Excellent fresh eating cowpea. This variety bears for a long time. Cream cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. A Mid Atlantic heirloom variety. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 666248. A variety from the USA.

67 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Zipper Cream Cowpeas. This low, bushy plant produces high yields of light-colored cowpeas. The plant has 9" long green pods with 20 creamy white peas per pod. Peas are very delicious. The string on the pods acts like a zipper, making it easy to shell. Cream colored cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens, farmer’s markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. It was developed by the Experiment Station in Gainesville, Florida, in 1972. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 592374. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: N.