Peas Varieties

Compare 14 peas cultivars. Find the perfect variety for your garden based on how you want to use them, growth habit, and days to maturity.

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Amish Snap

Amish Snap

60–70 days Heirloom / OP

Snap pea; sweet thick-walled pods; excellent flavour; heat tolerant for snap pea; vigorous pole type.

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Cascadia

Cascadia

58–62 days Heirloom / OP Snap

Snap pea; 8cm stringless edible pods; compact semi-dwarf habit; enation virus resistant.

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Dwarf Grey Sugar

Dwarf Grey Sugar

55–65 days Heirloom / OP Snow

Heirloom snow pea; 8cm flat edible pods; purple flowers and grey-green foliage; very compact.

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Green Arrow

Green Arrow

65–70 days Heirloom / OP Shelling

Heavy-yielding shelling pea; long 10-11cm pods with up to 11 peas; wilt resistant.

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Lincoln

Lincoln

65–70 days Heirloom / OP Shelling

1908 heirloom shelling pea; sweet 8cm pods; reliable heavy yields; moderate heat tolerance.

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Little Marvel

Little Marvel

58–62 days Heirloom / OP Shelling

Compact 1908 heirloom shelling pea; sweet 8cm pods; good for small spaces and containers.

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Mammoth Melting Sugar

Mammoth Melting Sugar

60–70 days Heirloom / OP

Snow pea; large flat pods up to 20cm; sweet melting texture; vigorous 180cm growth; classic edible pod pea.

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Oregon Sugar Pod II

Oregon Sugar Pod II

60–68 days Heirloom / OP Snow

Snow pea; flat 10-11cm edible pods; compact bush habit; wilt resistant; needs minimal support.

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Sugar Snap

Sugar Snap

58–70 days Heirloom / OP Snap

Original 1979 AAS winner snap pea; 8cm edible pods; tall vigorous vines need strong support.

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Super Sugar Snap

Super Sugar Snap

57–65 days Heirloom / OP Snap

Improved snap pea; thick 8-9cm stringless edible pods; shorter vines than original Sugar Snap.

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Sweet Ten

Sweet Ten

50–58 days Heirloom / OP

Extra-early bush shelling pea; sweet tender peas; perfect 10cm pods; good for cool short seasons.

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Thomas Laxton

Thomas Laxton

60–65 days Heirloom / OP Shelling

Classic 1897 shelling pea; 9cm blunt-ended dark green pods; very sweet; vigorous early variety.

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Wando

Wando

65–70 days Heirloom / OP Shelling

Heat-tolerant shelling pea bred 1943; 8cm pods with 7-8 peas; sets pods in warmer conditions.

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