Quick facts
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*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly and is frost tolerant
- Purple-podded snow pea
- Large, wavy pods
- 2' tall climbing pea
Pisum sativum
Climbing, snow pea, 60-80 days. A recent breeding project of Cornell University, Beauregarde Snow was bred to be more flavorful than existing purple-podded snow pea varieties. We loved its flavor, tenderness, and deep purple color, and it also matured slightly faster than other snow pea varieties. These large pods are full of anthocyanins! Bred by M. Mazourek.
This snow pea really beautifies the garden and salad with its royal purple shine. Beauregarde was bred specifically to bring more flavor to purple-podded peas and its breeders suggest waiting until small peas have formed (that’s past the normal harvest time for snow peas) for best flavor.
How to grow it:
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Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
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65-75 |
Not rec. |
6-21 d. |
Yes |
Full |
1” |
1-6”/8” |
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Peas love a crowd, sow 1" apart along as soon as the ground can be worked in spring. Plant 1" deep at the base of a trellis such as a fence or net strung between two posts as vines grow tall. Plants will bear longer if planted early and pods are picked regularly before peas begin drying down. Seed specs: 30 min. |