Peas

Peas growing guide

About Peas

Snap peas, snow peas, shelling peas, and pea shoots.

35 varietiesZones 2–1120 easy · 9 moderate

All Peas Varieties

By Zone
Alderman pea variety

Alderman

70-80 days · Moderate

Rich, sweet, and meaty with excellent fresh pea flavor

Blue Podded Blauwschokker pea variety

Blue Podded Blauwschokker

70-80 days · Moderate

Sweet and tender when young, nutty and starchy when mature

Carouby de Maussane pea variety

Carouby de Maussane

70-80 days · Moderate to Advanced

Exceptionally sweet and tender with delicate pea flavor

Cascadia pea variety

Cascadia

60 days · Easy

Very sweet, crisp, and crunchy with excellent snap pea flavor

Dwarf Grey Sugar pea variety

Dwarf Grey Sugar

60-65 days · Easy

Sweet, tender, and crisp with no strings

Golden Sweet pea variety

Golden Sweet

60 days · Moderate

Exceptionally sweet with crisp, tender texture

Green Arrow pea variety

Green Arrow

68-75 days · Easy to Moderate

Sweet, full-bodied pea flavor with tender texture

Kelvedon Wonder pea variety

Kelvedon Wonder

60-65 days · Easy

Sweet, tender, and full-flavored with excellent texture

Knight pea variety

Knight

90-100 days · Easy

Sweet and tender with excellent fresh pea flavor

Laxton's Progress No. 1 pea variety

Laxton's Progress No. 1

60-65 days · Easy

Sweet, tender, and mild with classic pea flavor

Lincoln pea variety

Lincoln

65-70 days · Easy

Very sweet, tender, and flavorful with excellent eating quality

Little Marvel pea variety

Little Marvel

60-65 days · Easy

Sweet, tender, and delicate with classic pea taste

Maestro pea variety

Maestro

61-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Exceptionally sweet with rich pea flavor and tender texture

Mammoth Melting Sugar pea variety

Mammoth Melting Sugar

70-80 days · Moderate

Sweet, tender, crisp with delicate pea flavor and no strings

Mr. Big pea variety

Mr. Big

60-65 days · Easy

Sweet, tender peas with excellent flavor concentration

Oregon Giant pea variety

Oregon Giant

60 days · Moderate

Sweet, crisp, and tender with delicate pea flavor

Oregon Sugar Pod II pea variety

Oregon Sugar Pod II

60 days · Easy

Sweet, tender, and crisp with delicate pea flavor

Progress No. 9 pea variety

Progress No. 9

60-65 days · Easy

Sweet, tender peas with classic English pea flavor

Provider pea variety

Provider

50 days · Easy

Sweet and tender with classic garden pea flavor

Purple Podded pea variety

Purple Podded

65-70 days · Easy to Moderate

Sweet, tender peas with classic flavor; pods are edible when young

Purple Top pea variety

Purple Top

37 days · Moderate

Sweet, tender, and delicate with subtle pea flavor

Snap Pea 'Cascadia' pea variety

Snap Pea 'Cascadia'

60-70 days · Easy

Very sweet and crisp with tender, completely edible pods

Snowbird pea variety

Snowbird

60-65 days · Easy

Crisp and sweet with tender, completely edible pods

Sugar Ann pea variety

Sugar Ann

51 days · Easy

Sweet, crisp, and tender with no strings

Sugar Baron pea variety

Sugar Baron

58-65 days · Easy

Exceptionally sweet and crisp with tender, edible pods

Sugar Daddy pea variety

Sugar Daddy

72-74 days · Easy

Very sweet and crisp with tender, edible pods

Sugar Snap pea variety

Sugar Snap

58 days · Easy

Sweet, crisp, and juicy with concentrated pea flavor

Sugar Sprint pea variety

Sugar Sprint

60-65 days · Easy

Sweet and crisp with tender, edible pods

Super Sugar Snap pea variety

Super Sugar Snap

61 days · Easy to Moderate

Exceptionally sweet and crunchy with tender edible pods

Survivor pea variety

Survivor

70-75 days · Moderate

Sweet and crisp with tender, edible pods

Tall Telephone pea variety

Tall Telephone

68-75 days · Easy to moderate

Sweet, tender peas with classic garden pea flavor

Telephone pea variety

Telephone

65-75 days · Moderate

Sweet, meaty, and rich with classic pea flavor

Thomas Laxton pea variety

Thomas Laxton

55-65 days · Moderate

Exceptionally sweet and tender with rich, concentrated pea flavor

Tom Thumb pea variety

Tom Thumb

50-55 days · Easy

Sweet and tender with concentrated pea flavor

Wando pea variety

Wando

68-75 days · Easy

Sweet, tender, and crisp with classic pea flavor

Find the Best Peas for Your Zone

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