Snap Pea
Magnolia Blossom Snap Pea is a remarkable spring crop developed by renowned plant breeder Dr. Alan Kapuler, delivering exceptional sweet snap peas with outstanding crunch in just 60 days. The plants climb to 60-72 inches tall and produce not just delicious pods but also edible hyper-tendrils that add texture and visual interest to your harvest. Bi-color blooms grace the vines as a beautiful bonus, and this variety shows impressive cold-hardiness, allowing you to sow at the first sign of spring for an extended growing season.
Full Sun
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72in H x 8in W
Annual
Moderate
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You're not just growing peas with this variety; you're harvesting two crops from one plant. The snap pods deliver exceptional sweetness and crunch, while the climbing tendrils festooned along the vines are themselves edible and prized by gardeners who discovered them during Dr. Kapuler's 2018 trials. The bi-color flowers transform your spring garden into something genuinely ornamental, and the plants' cold-hardiness means you can get them in the ground earlier than most vegetables, maximizing your pea season before summer heat sets in.
Magnolia Blossom Snap Peas are eaten fresh, straight from the vine or in salads where their exceptional crunch and sweetness shine. The edible tendrils add delicate texture to spring salads and stir-fries, offering a unique harvesting opportunity that extends the edible yield beyond the pods themselves. Both the peas and tendrils can be lightly cooked or enjoyed raw, making this variety a multi-purpose spring harvest.
Sow seeds directly into the garden at the first sign of spring, when soil is workable. Peas can be planted weeks before the last frost date due to their frost tolerance, allowing you to get ahead of the season and harvest through late spring.
Harvest snap peas when the pods are plump and bright green, typically 60 days from sowing. Pick pods regularly to encourage continued flowering and production throughout the spring. Harvest edible tendrils anytime they appear along the vines; their tender, delicate nature means they're best used fresh. Snap the pods cleanly from the vine by holding the stem with one hand and gently pulling the pod with the other to avoid damaging the plant.
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“Magnolia Blossom Snap Pea comes from the breeding work of Dr. Alan Kapuler, a legendary plant breeder whose contributions to vegetable genetics have influenced home gardening and seed saving for decades. This variety represents the culmination of thoughtful plant selection aimed at delivering not just improved flavor and productivity, but also multi-purpose harvests where gardeners benefit from both the pods and the ornamental, edible tendrils. The 2018 Hudson Valley Seed trials confirmed its quality, earning it a place as a staff favorite and introducing it to a new generation of spring gardeners.”