Pea Database Collaboration Project/Dwarf Grey Sugar
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DWARF GRAY SUGAR
Introduced in 1892, ‘Dwarf Gray Sugar’ is a classic pea with multiple uses. When picked in the flat pod stage, they are useful in stir-fried dishes or salads. If you prefer, you can allow the pods to develop for a harvest for shelled green peas.
- Type: Edible podded (Snow Pea; Mange-tout)
- Maturity: Mid-season
- For eating: 67+ days
- Seed maturity: 80+ days
- Height: Half-dwarf; up to 3’ (depends on the environment)
- Staking/Support: Recommended
- Flowers: Purple and violet
- Pod Type: Edible
- Pod Colour: Green
- Pod Size: up to 3”
- Pods/Node: 1 or 2 (depends on the environment)
- Seeds/Pod: 4-7
- Seed Coat: Green with purple dots; sometimes brown.
- Cotyledons: Wrinkled; Green
- Other Notable Features:
- Purple ring in the leaf axil
- Pod shrinks around seed as it dries
GENETIC PROFILE Pisum sativum ‘Dwarf Gray Sugar’
- Anthocyanin: Yes {A}
- Ring in Leaf Axil: Purple {D + A}
- Flowers: Purple and violet {? + A}
- Purple Stripe on Top of Pod: Yes {sru/srub? + A}
- Testa Pattern: Purple spots {Fs? + A}
- Flowers:
- Colour: Purple and violet; see anthocyanin section.
- Flowers/Node: 2 max. {Fn fna or fn Fna}
- Pods:
- Colour: Green {Gp}
- Type: Edible {ppV_ or P_vv}
- Seeds: Green with purple dots; sometimes brown.
- Testa: Grey {?}
- Testa Pattern: Purple spots. See anthocyanin section.
- Cotyledon Colour: Green {i}
- Cotyledon Shape: Dimpled {?}
- Height: Half-dwarf; up to 3’