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Pisum, Common Pea, English Pea, Garden Pea, Green Pea 'Carruther's Purple Podded'

Pisumsativum

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Family
Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)
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Genus
Pisum (PEES-um)
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Species
sativum (sa-TEE-vum)
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Synonym
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Height
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
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Bloom Color
Pale Pink
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Magenta (pink-purple)
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Category
Vegetables
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Seed Collecting
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
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Columbia (border zone 7a 6b - Piedmont Uplands 64c ecoregion), MD (Zone 7a) | March 2016 | neutral

Leaves are olive green with some bright magenta. Pods are purple. Peas are olive green, ~8 per pod. Peas do not taste bitter if eaten fre...Read More

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