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Growing Info

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours

Stratification: none required

Germination: sow seed 1" deep, keep moist, mulch the seed bed

Other: Minimum soil temp should be 60F or 16C before sowing.

Native to: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced to: Alabama, Algeria, Arkansas, Bangladesh, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Maryland, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, North Carolina, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Somalia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

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Vigna unguiculataVigna unguiculata

Blackeyed Pea, Cowpea, Iron Clay Cowpea

In Stock: 10 lb (Total:10lb)

Vigna unguiculata

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Details

Germination:

98%

Germination test:

Actual

Purity:

99%

Seeds per lb:

4,118

Quantity:

10 lb

Collected in:

Florida

Crop year:

2025

Min. hardiness zone:

Item ID:

1837582

Characteristics

Growing Info

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours

Stratification: none required

Germination: sow seed 1" deep, keep moist, mulch the seed bed

Other: Minimum soil temp should be 60F or 16C before sowing.

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Introduced

Vigna unguiculata, commonly known as Cowpea, Black-eyed Pea, or Southern Pea, is an essential annual legume thriving in semi-arid regions due to its resilience to sandy soils and low rainfall. This versatile plant plays a pivotal role in sustainable agriculture, notably in Africa and beyond, where it supports resource-poor farmers through minimal input requirements. Thanks to its nitrogen-fixing root nodules, Cowpeas can enrich the soil, making them excellent companions for intercropping with crops like maize, millet, and sorghum.

Diverse in morphology, Cowpeas can appear as erect, semi-erect, or climbing plants, each with varying leaf shapes and seed pod sizes ranging from 4 to 43 inches. While primarily cultivated for its protein-rich seeds, its leaves and young pods are also edible, providing nutritional variety. Domesticated originally in Africa, and later in Asia, Cowpeas spread to Europe and the Americas, integrating into diverse culinary traditions. Despite being threatened by pests like the legume pod borer and cowpea weevil, Cowpeas remain a staple for millions globally due to their rich nutritional profile and adaptability.