Beauregarde Dwarf Purple Snow Pea Seeds

A very unusual pea, it’s habit is extremely dwarf, about 1 – 1.5 feet in height. This is a recent development from Cornell University, it’s bred to be more flavorful than existing purple-podded snow pea varieties with a faster maturity – which it has. Here is a great write up about it : “Michael Mazourek named Beauregarde for Violet Beauregarde, a character in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. As you may remember, rude, arrogant Violet chews an experimental gum that makes her swell up and turn blue, like a giant blueberry. The Oompa-Loompa factory workers squeeze the juice out of her, but the indigo color remains. And that’s what most special about the Beauregarde pea pods: However you cook them, the deep-purple color remains.” Rare! 2024 seed. 20 seeds/packet.  Regrown for 2026.  https://agardenerstable.com/tag/beauregarde-purple-snow-peas/