Products

Iron and Clay Cowpeas
Johnston's Cover Crops | Legumes

RED RIPPER COWPEA

#1182 | VIGNA UNGUICULATA
Buy Now
Iron and Clay Cowpeas Find a local dealer or distributor Custom fulfillment with JSC

RED RIPPER COWPEA

#1182 | VIGNA UNGUICULATA

Cart

Total
USD
Shipping and discount codes are added at checkout.

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

COVERAGE: 25-30 LBS PER ACRE

AVAILABLE SIZES:

Applications

Forage & Grazing

Cover Crop

Wildlife

Soil Health

Notes

Don’t forget to purchase the required inoculant for this product.

Resources
Grass being watered by in-ground sprinkler Turfgrass Watering and Care For New Sod
Man pushing seed spreader Turfgrass Fertilization For New Sod
Field of blue wildflowers Beginner’s Guide to Wildflowers
Lawn with garden Top 10 Lawn Mistakes
You Might Also Like
WRANGLER BERMUDAGRASS Wrangler bermudagrass is a warm-season perennial sod-forming grass with improved cold tolerance and forage yield for the production of livestock and soil conservation practices in the transition zone of the United States.
STAMPEDE PLUS BERMUDAGRASS Stampede Plus Bermudagrass Blend is a formulated seed blend of three very productive forage varieties, Wrangler, Giant, and CD90160 bermudagrass. Stampede Plus is adapted to the southern half of the transition zone and areas to the south where bermudagrass is traditionally grown.
COMMON BERMUDAGRASS, HULLED COATED Bermudagrass is a warm season perennial species adapted to tropical and subtropical climates. Hulled Common Bermuda seed makes an excellent low maintenance, drought resistant lawn grass or pasture grass.

Cart

Total
USD
Shipping and discount codes are added at checkout.

Custom Order