
RED RIPPER COWPEA
Summary
Red Ripper Cowpeas are a medium sized very heat tolerant, drought hardy cowpeas. Red Ripper Cowpeas are very hardy, making them an excellent choice for food plots in Oklahoma and the southern United States. Deer, (both Mule and Whitetail), Turkey, Quail, Pheasant, and other wildlife eagerly seek out the foliage and grain produced by the Red Rippers as they grow to maturity.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 5 - Midwest
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 7, 8, 9, 10
- Temperature Zone
- Warm
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- 24" - 36"
- Bloom Period
- Summer
- Bloom Color
- Purple
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Summer
- Plant Depth
- 1" - 2"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 60° F
- Establishment
- Easy
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 3,600
- Kingdom
- PLANTAE
- Subkingdom
- TRACHEOBIONTA
- Super Division
- SPERMATOPHYTA
- Division
- MAGNOLIOPHYTA
- Class
- MAGNOLIOPSIDA
- Subclass
- ROSIDAE
- Order
- FABALES
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Genus
- VIGNA
- Species
- VIGNA UNGUICULATA
Coverage Area & Available Sizes
Applications
Notes
Don’t forget to purchase the required inoculant for this product.