PlantFiles: English Pea
Pisum sativum 'Wando'

Prolific, forgiving English-type pea. Very sweet and more tolerant of warm weather than most. Harvest when pods are full but not bulging. They freeze well, but it's just no comparison to fresh!

From your friends at Botanical Interests, inc.: This heirloom shelling pea can take heat much better than other varieties. It is an excellent choice for warm climates or for late planting. It was introduced in 1943 and is the result of a cross between Laxton's Progress (an English pea) and Perfection (a New England heirloom). Though, it is a heat tolerant variety, it also handles the cold as well as other peas, so it can be planted in early spring just the same. The 18"-30" plants have 7-8 medium sized peas in each 3 1/2" pod. Sow a crop in early spring for summer harvest and another crop in mid-summer for fall harvest. In zones 9-11, they can even be grown for winter harvest.

I haven't grown peas before, but they seem very hardy, and very prolific--and the taste is great! I'll be planting more next year.

An introduction from the Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Laboratory, Charleston SC. For anyone who can remember that far back, Burgess use to sell it as thier Famous Drought Proof Pea. It is resistant to both heat and cold. A late pea that will produce in the south. Yields and flavor are good.