O.K.. So I left the "r" out of the word description and left out the number 7.
Another question, please.
I remember whippoorwill peas being small, tan and speckled, and they really tasted good.
Does anyone know what a REAL whippoorwill pea looks like?
I really enjoy reading the postings in this forum and the pictures are just great.

I don't know much about Identifying your peas but the whipoorwill pea sounds very interesting. You can find a picture of it here. Too bad they are sold out.

Southern peas cross pollinate readily, unlike regular (P. vulgaris) beans. So unless you are growing them in isolation, you have mixed peas.

Sand Hill Preservation has Whippoorwill Cowpeas listed.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sand Hill Preservation's Cowpeas

By the way, the Whippoorwill peas I grew up with were tan with speckles too.

After reading my post the next day, I saw that what I was saying wouldn't make a lick of sense to someone else.
Thanks for responding. I do have a Blue Goose and the Whippoorwill pea pictured on the Victory Seed site. Many thanks, cowabungal. I ordered the "whips' from Sandhill, separated the colors, and, planted one color. Waiting to see what happens. Thanks, jwm1960. As for the peas crossing, what I picked looks like some of the very old seed that we have been trying to germinate. No success on the deliberate and much success on the accidental planting of this seed by a young boy. Will try to learn how to post pictures. Thanks, farmadilla, you could be right.