Sweden

Lokförare Bergfälts Jätteärt Snow Pea, classified as a grey pea. The plants grow to over 200cm in height, many times up to 300cm, and need support. Produces extremely large pods, around 3cm broad and 15cm long, sometimes up to 20cm long. Excellent, sweet flavor, meaty and crispy pods. Even large pods with more developed peas inside are still crispy and tender! Flowers with violet-red flowers. Nordic Genebank number: NGB 21724. Very rare variety. The name in Swedish means "Traindriver Mountainfields Giant Pea". The original seeds of this variety were found in the house of a Swedish train driver called Bergfält, from the city of Ludvika in Sweden. Traindriver Bergfält lived between 1890-1945. The seeds eventually ended up at a Swedish Seed Saver Organisation. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack

Märta Snow Pea grows to about 150cm in height and needs support. Flowers with beautiful purple flowers. Heavy yielder of yellow, "wax-like", mid-sized pods. Excellent, sweet, and crispy flavor. Fully mature peas can be used as chickpeas. From Sweden. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack

Martha Snow Pea flowers with white flowers. Produces green pods with crispy and sweet flavor. Dried peas can also be used for soup. Grows to around 180cm and needs support. From Halland, Sweden. 10seeds/pack

Mors Stora Ärtor, "Mothers Large Peas", is a marrowfat pea that grows to around 160-180cm high and needs support. Flowers with white flowers. Produces large, green pods with large, green, sweet peas. Unripe pods are eaten like snow peas. Fully mature pods are shelled and eaten like marrow-fat peas. Eat fresh, freeze, or can for later use. From Skåne, Sweden. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack

Norrlands Express Snow Pea grows to about 150cm in height and needs support. Flowers with white flowers. Produces green, mid-sized pods with sweet and crispy flavor. From Sweden. Very early. Good resistance against mildew. Nordic Genebank number: NGB 11716. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack

Örshult Marrowfat Pea flowers with white flowers. Produces green, short, and chubby pods. Sturdy, high plants that need support. Has traditionally been farmed by three generations of women from the beginning of the 1900-hundreds. Was eaten with pickled herring for breakfast. From Örshult, Småland, Sweden. 10seeds/pack

Östgöta Märgärt is a marrowfat pea that grows to around 160-180cm high and needs support. Produces short and thick pods with large, slightly flattened seeds. Very good flavor. Eat fresh, freeze, or can for later use. From Sweden. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack

Pendulina Orange is a mini dwarf or a small compact bush, growing to about 40-50cm in height. It spread to about 40cm, and has a slightly tumbling growth so also a good variety for a hanging basket. Pendulina Orange is though a bit more upright-growing than its siblings Red and Yellow, a bit more dwarf-like. Produces bright orange fruits around 10-20grams each. Mild sweet slightly tart flavor. Regular leaf. Sweden. Determinate. 60D. 10seeds/pack

Pendulina Red is a small dwarf or a small compact bush, growing to about 40-50cm in height. It spread to about 40-50cm, and has a slightly tumbling growth so also a good variety for a hanging basket. Produces bright red fruits around 10-20grams each. Mild sweet slightly tart flavor. Sweden. Determinate. 60D. 10seeds/pack

Pendulina Yellow is a mini dwarf or a small compact bush, growing to about 40-50cm in height. It spread to about 40cm, has a slightly tumbling growth so also a good variety for a hanging basket. Produces bright yellow fruits around 10-20grams each. Mild sweet slightly tart flavor. Sweden. Determinate. 60-70D. 10seeds/pack

Pole Pea from Anten Alingsås, ”Störärt från Anten/Alingsås”, is a marrowfat pea that grows to around 150-200cm, and needs support. Flowers with white flowers. Produces green pods with large, green peas. From Alingsås, Sweden. 10seeds/pack

Puggor från Ballingslöv-Glimåkra is a grey pea that grows to around 160-180cm high and needs support. Flowers with purple-pink flowers. Shorter, slightly angular pods. Large and slightly dented peas in a yellow-brown, slightly red color. Use as a marrowfat pea. Eat fresh, freeze, or can for later use. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack

Rättviksärt Grey Pea grows to about 100cm in height and needs support, quite weak, but busy, growth. Flowers with purple-pink flowers. Produces green, small pods with small, dark speckled seeds. Was traditionally grown for animal feed, or ground to flour for porridge or bread. Nordic Genebank number: NGB 17879. Pisum sativum. 15seeds/pack

Rönnäs Broad Bean grows to about 120cm in height and produces sturdy plants. Quite early. Long pods with 4-7 oval, almost white beans, light brown as fully ripe and dry. Flowers with white-black flowers. Can be eaten fresh and cooked, or stored as dry beans for later use. From Dalarna, Sweden. Nordic Genebank number: NGB 24295. Vicia faba. 7seeds/pack

Saxbo Marrowfat Pea flowers with white flowers. Produces green pods with green peas. High, grows to more than 200cm, and needs support. Quite sturdy. Heavy yielder, long harvest period. From Dalarna, Sweden. 10seeds/pack

Solberga Broad Bean is quite low growing, about 100-120cm in height. Produces a sturdy, bushy plant. Quite late, but heavy yielder of short and chubby pods with 4-5 oval beans with white-green peal. Light brown beans as fully ripe. Flowers with white-black flowers. A bit smaller beans than modern varieties, but with excellent flavor. Can be eaten fresh and cooked, or stored as dry beans for later use. Was traditionally dried, and later boiled with salted pork. Has been grown at the same farm since 1600. Was traditionally grown together with the grey pea 'Solberga', which was climbing on the broad bean plants. From Solberga, Bohuslän, Sweden. Nordic Genebank number: NGB 13473. Vicia faba. 7seeds/pack

Solberga Grey Pea grows to about 175-200cm in height and needs support, strong growth. Flowers with purple-pink flowers. Heavy yielder of green, mid-sized, chubby pods. The peas can be eaten fresh, like green peas. Or stored as dried peas for later use. Has been grown at the same farm since 1600. Was traditionally grown together with the broad bean 'Solberga', which was acting as support for the peas. From Solberga, Bohuslän, Sweden. Nordic Genebank number: NGB 14153. Pisum sativum. 15seeds/pack

Solguld is a bush variety, growing up to 60-80cm in height. Produces round, golden-yellow fruits around 70grams each. Pleasant, mild tomato flavor. Sweden. (Not the same as the cherry tomato 'Sungold'). Determinate. 60-65D. 10seeds/pack

Sollerö Grey Pea grows to about 200cm in height and needs support, strong growth. Flowers with purple-pink flowers. Heavy yielder of green, mid-sized, chubby pods. The peas can be eaten fresh, like green peas. Or stored as dried peas for later use. Mild flavor, good to use for bread, pea-beefs etc. From Dalarna, Sweden. Nordic Genebank number: NGB 17859. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack

Sörmländsk Bönärt Grey Pea grows to about 150cm in height and needs support. Flowers with purple-pink flowers. Produces green pods, large green-brown seeds with a black spot. Slightly rough flavor. From Sweden. Nordic Genebank number: NGB14640. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack