50 PURPLE PINKEYE COWPEA Southern Cow Pea Crowder Vigna Unguiculata Vegetable Legume Seeds

DESCRIPTION: NAME: Purple Pinkeye Cow Pea OTHER COMMON NAMES: Purple Pinkeye Crowder Pea / Pinkeye Purple Hull Pea / Southern Pea SCIENTIFIC NAME: Vigna Unguiculata COLOR: Dark Purple Pods / Beige Peas with Pink Eyes PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost HARVEST: 55 Days HARDINESS ZONE: Annual PLANT HEIGHT: 18 - 24" PLANT SPACING: 3 - 6" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 50 Seeds OTHER: This Southern Pea is a semi-bush type that is very popular for its superior taste, heavy yields, & disease resistance, as well as its ornamental value. The 6 - 7" pods are a lovely dark purple color, & they stick up above the foliage, making them both easy to admire & to harvest. Each pod contains 8 - 10 peas with pinky-purple eyes that look more maroon because of beige background. Purple Pinkeye Cow Peas mature early, & can be enjoyed fresh, dried, canned, or frozen in any of the wonderful ways one enjoys peas or beans.