VEGETABLES / COWPEA
Pods are light green with a purple tip. Pods measure 5.5-6.5" long and contain 8-12 seeds. Seeds are small and purple speckled. Fair flavor and texture. Plants are bushy with a weak sprawling tendency. Each peduncle bears 1-2 pods. Pods are born throughout the leaf canopy. Violet flowers. Medium-high productivity when grown in 2016 at Heritage Farm. Mid-season maturing. Donated to SSE by George Stevens (CA ST G2), owner of Synergy Seeds (CV Syn). Stevens described this variety in his 1988 SSE Yearbook Exchange listing as being from a single plant he selected circa 1987 from a "100 Bean Mix" sold by Dr. Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds (CV Pe1). SSE Accession # 109035
SSE Accession: 109035
$4
Listed In: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025