Sugar Snap Pea, Magnolia Blossom (Organic)
Pisum sativum. Green Sugar Snap. 80 days.
One of our favorites for flavor and productivity. 6-8′ vines yield light-green, sweet plump pods that develop a purple stripe when they mature. If we could only grow one Sugar Snap pea it would be Magnolia Blossom. Very sweet, just like a sugar snap should be and the pods just keep coming for weeks and weeks and weeks. We find the flavor peaks just prior to the darkening of the purple stripe but after the peas have filled out fully. It is a helpful indicator that teaches us to pick them when they are perfect. The purple striped pods still taste good, they are just not as sweet and juicy. Rather cold hardy with beautiful bicolor flowers. Shows good resistance to Pea Enation virus as the summer weather warms up. Bred by Dr. Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds in Corvallis, Oregon.
Seed produced by Avoca in Corvallis, Oregon.
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Direct sow 1” deep February through April in rows that are 12” apart. Thin seedlings to 3” spacing. Protecting early sowings from frost may help with early yields. Requires trellising; try T-posts and bailing twine.
Seed Saving
Collect seed from pods that are fully dry. Shell by hand or by dancing, winnow to clean. Test for dryness with a hammer – dry peas shatter. When seeds are very dry, freeze to kill weevils. Some cross-pollination may occur, but peas predominantly self-pollinate so no isolation is needed.
Steven Blue (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Oregon
Planted 2/9/26 in my clay soil in the false spring: 95% germination; Planted more 2/28/26 and 95% germination. Tried two other pea varieties side-by-side and the others struggled to germinate, even when planted 1+2 months later. All 3 varieties set flowers & pods within a day or two of each other (despite Magnolia Blossom being listed as 2 week longer growing time). Now the peas have actually flowered (beautiful) and harvesting has started, I’m getting far more peas from my Magnolia Blossom plants and they are tastier too! Only problem is my 6 ft trellis is now too short…This was my first Adaptive Seeds purchase and wow, I’ve been missing out on something special.
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