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Full list of peas (Pisum sativum) in my germplasm collection |
Picasa photo galleries of pea trials
I have set up individual photo galleries for many of the varieties below, each containing many high-res photographs from my garden trials, showing all stages of the plant's life cycle.
To view the pictures, click on the Picasa gallery link under each variety name. Please note, the galleries are hosted on Picasaweb, an external website ... so you will have to use your browser's back button to navigate back to this page.
All images are copyright © Rebsie Fairholm, all rights reserved. For research purposes only - please contact me for other permissions.
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VARIETY |
ORIGIN |
SOURCE |
SEEDS |
PLANT/LEAF |
FLOWERS |
PODS |
PEAS |
GENOTYPE* |
Aa96 |
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DT, USA |
huge, dark tan, wrinkled, matte, broad bean-like |
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Acacia Leafed
Purple Dwarf |
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DT, USA |
large, khaki green or tan, slightly wrinkled, amorphous |
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Alaska |
rename/selection of Earliest of All, bred by Thomas Laxton, England |
PW, Holland |
smallish, pale blue-green, lightly dimpled |
3-4ft, compact |
smallish, white, mostly paired |
small, smooth, tight, fibrous, green |
smallish, 6 per pod, nice flavour |
a, le |
Alderman |
introduced by Laxton's, England 1891 |
Organic Gardening Catalogue, UK |
large, very wrinkled, cream or pale green |
6-7ft, elegant, vigorous, late maturing |
large, pure white, elegant, single |
very large, puff up at an early stage, prominent suture, fibrous, green |
huge, 8 or 9 per pod, exquisite flavour even at full size |
a, Le |
Barton
CN 31655 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
mid to bright green, wrinkled |
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Blauwschokker |
probably from Holland |
DT, USA |
olive green to brown, dimpled |
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Brochette
790 |
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DT, USA |
mid-green, hint of wrinkles |
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Brochette
791 |
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DT, USA |
mid-green with tan flush, purple speckles, hint of wrinkles, amorphous |
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France |
DT, USA |
grey to brown, purple speckles, flat ends |
1-2ft, yellow flushed pink, pretty serrated leaves, gorgeous |
small, purple/pink with veining, single |
bright yellow, flashes of bright scarlet |
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Cambridge Multipod |
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DT, USA |
light grey-green, smooth, roundish |
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possibly several hundred years old, English |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
variable size, olive green to brown with heavy brown mottling, round, lightly dimpled |
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Carouby de Maussane |
19th century, France |
Thos. Etty Esq, UK |
variably brown, smoothish, mid-size, dimpled |
4-5ft, lush foliage, deep pink axils |
beautiful, maroon/pink turning blue, paired |
enormous, flat, slightly buckled, smooth, fully edible even when mature, strong flavour, green |
smallish, starchy, not a great taste |
A, Le |
Carruthers' Purple Podded |
Carruthers family heirloom, Co. Down, Northern Ireland |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
dimpled, variable greens and tans with fine speckles |
5-6ft, slender, elegant, pink axils |
beautiful, elegant, long curvy stems, maroon/pink, single |
mid-size, well filled, fibrous, rich purple |
squared, light olive green, best flavour of any purple I've tried |
A, Pu, Pur, Le |
Carter's Battleship |
introduced by Carter's of Raynes Park, England |
DT, USA |
small, blue-green, smooth, round |
Tall, slender, rounded leaves |
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Carter's Daisy
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introduced by Carter's of Rayne's Park, England |
DT, USA |
large, pale green, wrinkled, flattish |
2-3ft, large ruffled cabbagey leaves, grey bloom, long strong tendrils forming knots |
off-white tinged cream/green, thick petals, paired on thick curved rubbery stalks |
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Carter's International |
introduced by Carter's of Raynes Park, England |
DT, USA |
mid-green, well dimpled or slightly wrinkled, flat ends |
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Champion of England |
bred by William Fairbeard, Kent, England, 1843 |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
mid-green, slightly wrinkled |
6-7ft, slender |
white, single |
long, slender, straight with slight curve at tip, fibrous, green |
8 per pod, green, good flavour |
a, Le |
Champion of England
(American strain) |
bred by William Fairbeard, Kent, England, 1843 |
DT, USA |
mid-green, slightly wrinkled, amorphous |
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family heirloom, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
dark tan or brown, flat-sided, wrinkled |
5ft, bright green, pink axils and pink flushed leaves, basal sideshoots, tendrils fine |
maroon/pink, long stems, attractive markings, elegant, single, some pairs |
mid-size, wide, round ends, well filled, leathery, fibrous, dark purple |
7 or 8 per pod, squared, light green |
A, Pu, Pur, Le |
Corne de Bêlier
syn. Tall White Sugar |
19th century, France |
Association Kokopelli, France |
smallish, smooth, round, golden tan, slight dimples |
5ft, sturdy |
creamy white, single |
flat, sometimes buckled or crooked, fibreless, excellent flavour |
small, green |
a, Le |
Daisy
CN 31236 |
introduced by Carter's of Raynes Park, England |
ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
large, pea green, flattish, somwhat wrinkled |
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introduced by Carter's of Raynes Park, England |
ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
large, pea green, flattish, somewhat wrinkled |
2-3ft, compact, large rounded ruffled leaves, fleshy, very thick strong tendrils |
off-white, flushed cream, green tinge, paired on thick rubbery stems |
large, leathery, slightly wonky, pointy ends, on very long stems, bright green with darker tips |
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a, le |
Desirée
syn. |
probably Dutch origin |
BG, Wales
(from William Woys Weaver) |
brown, dimpled |
3-4ft, lush and vigorous, fleshy leaves |
maroon/pink turning blue, short stems, veined, beautiful, paired |
wide, thick, leathery, fibrous, dark purple |
7 per pod, large, taste vile when fresh but great cooked, green |
A, Pu, Pur |
Double One
CN 31235 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
pale to mid green, flat ends, wrinkled |
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Duke of Albany |
England, 1882 |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
largish, mid-green, well wrinkled |
6ft, sturdy |
white, single |
large, straightish, well filled, puffy, fibrous, green |
8 per pod, large, really excellent flavour |
a, Le |
Early Blue
CN 33541 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
pale to mid green, smooth, slight flattening on some |
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Early Frosty |
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PW, Holland |
mid-size, cream or pale green, well wrinkled |
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Early Wales |
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DT, USA |
cream to green, lightly wrinkled, amorphous |
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Eaton
CN 31661 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
mid-size, cream, some with green blush, some flat-sided, light wrinkle |
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English Wonder |
England |
DT, USA |
largish, mid green, some flattening, very wrinkled |
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Ezethas Krombek Blauwschok |
Holland |
Organic Gardening Catalogue, UK |
tan to brown, large, dimpled |
6-7ft, sturdy, pink axils |
maroon/pink, single or double |
mid-size, straightish, fibrous, purple |
8 per pod, better cooked than raw |
A, Pu, Pur, Le |
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bred by William Fairbeard, Kent, England |
DT, USA |
smallish, strong bright green, lightly wrinkled, flat ended |
4ft, straggly growth, slim elegant foliage totally green with no grey freckles |
medium small, white, paired on long thick stems |
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a, Le |
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bred by William Fairbeard, Kent, England, 1840s |
DT, USA |
smallish, cream, flattish ends, wrinkled |
tallish, small leaves |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
variable size, variably pale to bright green, smooth, round |
1ft, totally mad tendrils, leafless, self-supporting, grey-green, many sideshoots |
small, creamy-white, paired, bloom in rapid flush, not all of them set pods |
variable size but always small, fattish, green, yield poor under organic culture |
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a, le |
Finale Blue
CN 31648
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
smallish, pale quartzy blue-green, smooth, round |
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DT, USA |
variable from cream to mid green, smooth and round to very wrinkled |
5-6ft, vigorous, plain bright green foliage, fine short tendrils, makes sideshoots |
creamy when first open then snowy white, paired on very long stalks |
medium size, rounded ends, start flat then turn leathery |
8 per pod |
a, Le |
Fusco-Umbilicatum |
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DT, USA |
green to tan, roundish, smooth or dimpled |
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Gastro Maple
CN 31658 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
variable size, some huge, tan, brown or green, strong brown mottling, very flat, broad bean-like |
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Gladstone |
bred by Mr Holmes, England, 1890s |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
mid-green, wrinkled |
6ft, slender |
white, single |
mid-size, well filled, fibrous, green |
8 per pod, excellent sweet flavour |
a, Le |
Glory of Devon |
Veitch's, Devon, England |
DT, USA |
smallish, variable size, pale green, slightly wrinkled |
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Golden Sweet |
India |
Real Seed Catalogue, UK |
variably green, grey and tan, heavily speckled purple, dimpled |
5-6ft, robust, yellow stems with red blush, pink ringed axils, beautiful |
maroon/pink, fading blue, cream calyx, don't fully open, single or paired |
mostly flat, nearly fibreless, bright lemon yellow turning pale yellow-green |
8 per pod, not great fresh but excellent cooked, light green |
A, gp, Le |
Gravedigger |
heirloom, England |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
very large, cream, ultra wrinkled, flattish |
4-5ft, very vigorous, lush, sturdy |
white, short curvy stems, paired |
smallish, tight packed, fibrous, green |
7 or 8 per pod, huge, ultra sweet and juicy, gorgeous flavour |
a, Le |
Greenfeast
CN 31237 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
light mid green or cream, moderate wrinkles, flattish ends |
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Greenfeast, W.R.
CN 31289
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
light mid green or cream, moderate wrinkles, some flat ends |
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Greenshaft
syn. Hurst's Greenshaft, Green Arrow |
introduced by Hurst's, England |
King's Seeds, UK |
olive green, amorphous, very wrinkled |
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Groningse Blauwschokker |
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DT, USA |
large, khaki green to tan, dimpled |
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Harold Idle |
family heirloom, England |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
largish, cream to pale green, wrinkled |
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Harrison Glory |
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DT, USA |
very pale stone-like green, smooth, dimpled, very flat |
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Hugh's Huge |
family heirloom, England |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
large, pale to bright green blush, wrinkled |
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Hurst's Astrol |
introduced by Hurst's, England |
DT, USA |
mid-green, dimpled to slightly wrinkled |
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Hurst's Beagle |
introduced by Hurst's, England |
DT, USA |
smallish, cream to strong green, very wrinkled |
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Hurst's Surprise |
introduced by Hurst's, England |
DT, USA |
mid-green to grey-green, smoothish, unusually flat sides |
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Irish Preans |
crop research institution, Ireland |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
huge, olive green or tan, flat, black hilum, matte, like small broad beans |
10ft, vigorous, exceptionally late maturing, pink axils |
maroon/pink, paired |
small, fibreless, green, good flavour |
4-6 per pod, flavour nice but not special |
A, Le, Pl |
Kelvedon Champion |
probably from Essex, England |
DT, USA |
tiny, strong green, dimpled |
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Kelvedon Hurricane |
probably from Essex, England |
DT, USA |
variable size, grey to mid green, lightly wrinkled, amorphous |
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Kelvedon Monarch |
probably from Essex, England |
DT, USA |
various sizes and shades of green, very wrinkled |
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Kelvedon Spitfire |
probably from Essex, England |
DT, USA |
very large, grey-green, lightly wrinkled |
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Kelvedon Standby |
probably from Essex, England |
DT, USA |
cream, wrinkled |
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Kelvedon Triumph |
probably from Essex, England |
DT, USA |
strong bright green,wrinkled, flattish |
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Kelvedon Viscount |
probably from Essex, England |
DT, USA |
dark green, smooth with light dimpling, amorphous |
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Kelvedon Wonder
(British strain) |
Essex, England, c.1925 |
King's Seeds, Kelvedon, UK |
olive green, flattish or flat-ended, very wrinkled |
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Kelvedon Wonder
(American strain) |
originally from Essex, England, c.1925 |
DT, USA |
mid-green, flattish or flat-ended, very wrinkled |
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Kenblue
CN 33550 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
mid green, sometimes tan or brown, flattish, wrinkled |
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Kennemer Blauwschokker |
probably from Holland |
DT, USA |
huge, olive green to russet, flat or flat ended |
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Sevenoaks area, Kent, England |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
small, round, heavily speckled purple-blue |
3ft, weak growth, small leaves |
small, veined, maroon/pink quickly turning sky blue/midnight blue, paired, veined |
scimitar-shaped, flat, very knobbly, buckle and twist, peas visible inside, fibreless, green, nice taste |
small, green |
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probably from Kent, England |
DT, USA |
mid green, round, smooth, hint of dimpling |
2-3ft, early, delicate foliage bright green, roundish leaves |
white, elegant, abundant |
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DT, USA |
large, dark tan, matte, flattish, dimpled |
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King Tut, Strack
CN 31248
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
large, dark tan or olive green, matte, flattish, dimpled |
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King Tut ?
G 12111
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DT, USA |
very large, dark tan, matte, flattish, dimpled |
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DT, USA |
large, cream to pale olive green, flattish, wrinkled |
2-3ft, early, chunky, cabbagey leaves |
large, white, paired |
large, green |
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Knight's Franco British |
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DT, USA |
large, cream to pale olive green, flattish, wrinkled |
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England |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
largish, olive green with tan blush, dimpled, flattish ends |
6-7ft, vigorous, chunky, greyish green leaves, pink axils, red on leaf edges, attractive |
beautiful, maroon/pink, paired, very abundant |
long, straight, fibrous, purple, green shows through at maturity |
largish, pale green, mealy and bitter when fresh, perfect for mushy peas or soup |
A, Pu, Pur, Le |
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field pea from Latvia (peleks zirnis) |
SH, UK (Heritage Seed Library) |
pale tan with strong brown mottling, round with slight dimpling |
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Laxton's, England |
DT, USA |
pale blue-green, smooth and round or slightly wrinkled |
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Liliput |
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DT, USA |
smallish, mid-green, roundish, trace of dimpling |
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DT, USA |
large, pale green, flattish, somewhat wrinkled |
1-2ft, very cabbagey and compact, ruffled and brassica-like, short wiry tendrils curl decoratively |
off-white, tinged green, rounded standard petal, single on very short fat tough stems, large calyx |
chunky, leathery, thick, lumpy, pointed ends, chalky bloom rubs off on fingers, green |
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Lord Leicester |
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DT, USA |
pale green, wrinkled |
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Magnum Bonum |
England, c.1860 |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
large, mid green, very wrinkled |
7-8ft, very vigorous, elegant |
large, pure white, single, some pairs |
large, straightish, puffy, fibrous, green |
huge, bright green, exquisite sweet flavour |
a, Le |
Marx 375 |
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DT, USA |
olive green, dimpled, flat ends |
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Pu, Pur |
Marx 414 |
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DT, USA |
large, grey or tan, purple speckles, dimpled or wrinkled |
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gp |
Marx 590 |
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DT, USA |
dark olive green, dimpled, flat ends |
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Pu, Pur |
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listed in 19th century books |
DT, USA |
very large, cream to mid green, flattish, wrinkled |
3-4ft, very early |
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Melton
CN 31659 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
olive green, very wrinkled |
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Meteor |
pre-1937 |
Unwin's, UK |
light green, roundish, lightly dimpled |
1ft, ultra compact |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
light to bright green with heavy brown mottling, smooth, roundish, slight dimpling |
tall, serrated leaves, pink axils, red-edged leaves |
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A, Le |
Mr Bethell's Purple Podded |
family heirloom, northern England |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
variably green, tan or brown |
5-6ft, slender, olive-green tinge to leaves |
smallish, maroon/pink, sometimes borne upside down, single |
medium-small, fibrous, purple |
olive green, starchy when raw |
A, Pu, Pur, Le |
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claimed (falsely) to be from ancient Egyptian tomb |
DT, USA |
pale cream, smooth, matte, lightly dimpled |
5-6ft, normal at first then fasciated and striated stems, thick and wide at top, leaf fronds at right angles, tangly tendrils |
small, snow white, tight bud clusters give way to two stalks per node with two, even three, flowers on each |
small, green, very abundant |
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Le, fa, fa2, fas |
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DT, USA |
very small, bright green with heavy brown mottling, smooth, hint of dimpling |
5ft, thin spindly stems, small dark green leaves, pink axils, very fine tendrils but they grip well |
small, pale pink and maroon, paired |
small, slim, blunt, straight, flat with peas showing through, some purple blushed in polka dot effect |
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A, Le |
Ne Plus Ultra |
1847 |
W. Robinson & Son, Lancs, UK |
large, blue-green, smooth, dimpled |
6-7ft, sturdy |
white, single |
long, straightish, puffy, fibrous, green |
bright green, excellent flavour just before maturity but can turn starchy |
a, Le |
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DT, USA |
smallish, olive green, matte, dimpled, unusual black hilum |
6ft, vigorous, dark green foliage, pink axils, tendrils long but brittle |
medium-size from small buds, light mauve/maroon, paired, attract bees! |
smallish, long and slender, thin and flat, green |
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Opal Creek |
bred by Alan Kapuler, Oregon, USA |
GJB, UK (Alan Kapuler) |
small, pale green or cream, bullet-shaped, very wrinkled |
7ft, very slender |
white, single, sometimes paired |
slim, satin smooth, snap type, fibreless, fine sweet flavour, pale golden yellow |
light green |
a, gp, Le |
Oregon Trail |
bred by Jim Baggett, Oregon State University |
Heirloom Acres Seeds, USA |
pale to mid green, very wrinkled |
1-2ft, compact |
white |
small, fibrous, green |
green, excellent rich flavour |
a, le |
Ormskirk Perfection |
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DT, USA |
very large, very pale olive green, flattish, wrinkled |
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Oro Negro de Rama |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
olive green with darker blush, grey hilum, smooth, roundish, some dimpling |
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FvK, Belgium |
bright frosted green, round, smooth |
produces leaflets instead of tendrils |
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Partridge |
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DT, USA |
small, olive green or tan with brown mottling, dimpled |
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Perfected England |
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DT, USA |
large, golden yellow-cream, very wrinkled |
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Perfected Wales |
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DT, USA |
large, dark cream, very wrinkled |
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Prussian Blue |
listed in very old catalogues |
ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
blue-green, smooth, round, trace of dimpling |
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Purple Podded |
one of many sold under this generic cultivar name |
W. Robinson & Son, Lancs, UK |
large, brown or tan, well dimpled |
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A, Pu, Pur, Le |
Robinson |
Scotland |
Irish Seed Saver Association, Ireland |
pale to mid green, flattish or flat-ended, very wrinkled |
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Rococo |
generic purple podder |
undisclosed |
tiny, dark olive to dark tan, flat-ended, dimpled |
5ft, weakish |
small, maroon/pale pink |
small, fibrous, purple |
(not tasted) |
A, Pu, Pur, Le |
Salmon Flowered
(Pisum sativum var. umbellatum) |
family heirloom, England |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
variable size, tan, some with rosy pink blush, roundish, smoothish, some dimpling |
5ft, fasciated stems, branches at 90°, flowers at top, very top-heavy |
striking pale pink and salmon pink, paired, in big clusters at top of plant, all open at once |
small, tight, clustered, borne upright, fibrous, green turning rose pink when dry |
small, green, pleasantly sweet |
A, fa, fas |
Saner's Kelvedon Super |
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DT, USA |
smallish, mid-green, lightly wrinkled |
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Sharpe's Miracle |
introduced by Sharpe's of Sleaford, England |
DT, USA |
large, cream to mid green, wrinkled, amorphous |
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DT, USA |
small and variable in size, very pale olive green, smooth, round |
tall |
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Le |
Spring Blush |
bred by Alan Kapuler, Oregon, USA |
GJB, UK (Alan Kapuler) |
bright olive green with tan blush, flat-ended |
stems flushed strong dusky pink, dark green leaves infused with red |
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Sugar Ann |
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Thompson & Morgan, UK |
pale green, stumpy, flat-ends, bullet-shaped, wrinkled |
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Sugar Magnolia |
bred by Alan Kapuler, Oregon, USA |
GJB, UK (Alan Kapuler) |
large, bright green, olive or tan, variably dimpled |
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Sugar Snap |
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King's Seeds, UK |
light to mid green, amorphous or flat-ended, very wrinkled |
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Sutton's Delicacy |
introduced by Sutton's, England |
DT, USA |
large, light to mid green, wrinkled, flattish |
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Sutton's Earliest Blue |
introduced by Sutton's, England |
DT, USA |
smallish, blue-green, round with hint of dimpling |
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Sutton's Early Giant |
introduced by Sutton's, England |
DT, USA |
large, cream with bright green flush, wrinkled, flattish |
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Sutton's Harbinger |
introduced by Sutton's, England, 1898 |
DT, USA |
cream to bright green, wrinkled |
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Sutton's Hundredfold |
introduced by Sutton's, England |
DT, USA |
cream to strong green, lightly wrinkled, flattish |
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Sutton's Pioneer |
introduced by Sutton's, England |
DT, USA |
frosted pale green, very wrinkled |
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Sutton's Show Perfection |
introduced by Sutton's, England |
DT, USA |
strong bright green, wrinkled |
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Sutton's Superpea
"The VC" |
introduced by Sutton's, England |
DT, USA |
largish, cream or green, wrinkled |
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Taiwan Sugar |
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PW, Holland |
chestnut brown, roundish, lightly dimpled |
1-2ft, compact |
small, very pale shell pink |
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A, le |
Telefono |
possibly an Italian variant of Alderman |
Franchi Sementi, Italy |
large, cream or pale green, amorphous, very wrinkled |
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Thomas Laxton |
Laxton's, England |
Irish Seed Savers Association, Ireland |
mid green, amorphous, wrinkled |
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Triple Grown
CN 45760 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
light green, flattish, wrinkled |
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Tutankhamun |
possibly from Lord Caernarvon's garden but NOT ancient Egyptian as claimed |
Heritage Seed Library, UK |
large, pale cream, flattish, very wrinkled |
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Umbellata
(Pisum sativum var. umbellatum) |
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DT, USA |
largish, greenish tan, matte, flattish, slightly wrinkled, faint purple speckles |
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fa, fa2, fas |
unidentified |
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from Republic of Ireland |
small, beige, round, smooth |
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Union Jack |
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DT, USA |
large, grey-green, very wrinkled |
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Veitch's, Devon, England |
DT, USA |
cream to pale olive green, smooth, roundish, hint of dimpling |
5-6ft, vigorous, weak sideshoots, huge dark leaves, dainty yellowy tendrils |
snowy white on short thick stems, paired |
long, large, very abundant, pointed ends, translucent, gently curved, green |
10 or 11 per pod |
Le |
Vroegste Gele Krombek |
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DT, USA |
dark cream, roundish, smooth |
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Waverex |
bred in Germany |
King's Seeds, UK |
tiny, mid green, flat-sided, ultra wrinkled |
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Webb's of Stourbridge, England |
DT, USA |
large, mid green, flattish, wrinkled |
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Wensom
CN 31660 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
cream, sometimes flushed green, amorphous, wrinkly |
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William Hurst |
Hurst's, England |
DT, USA |
large, pale to mid green, flattish, very wrinkled |
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William Masey
Line 1 |
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DT, USA |
strong bright green, very wrinkled, some flat ends |
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Witham Wonder |
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DT, USA |
light green, amorphous,very wrinkled |
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Yorkshire Hero
03077
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DT, USA |
very large, light bright green, wrinkled, flattish |
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Zeiner's Gold
CN 29537 |
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ML, Canada (Plant Gene Resources of Canada) |
golden beige, smooth, round |
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