Tennessee Red Valencia Peanut

Planted at Mount Vernon

Fruit Garden & Nursery

Pioneer Farm

Slave Cabin Garden

Hardiness Zones

Average annual extreme minimum temperature 1976-2005

Peanuts are small leguminous plants with many bright yellow flowers. They form their fruits underground and they should be harvested in the fall when the plant begins to yellow.

Latin Name

Arachis hypogaea

Family

Fabaceae

Also Known As

Goober , Pindars (Pendars) , Groundnut

Type of Plant

Annuals

Vegetables

Bloom Season

July - September

Seasons

Fall

Summer

Specifications

Max Height: 1.5'

Max Spread: 2'

Uses

Annual

Edible

Vegetable

Sunlight Exposure

Full Sun

Colors

Native Range

Tropical South America

History

George Washington requested that Clement Biddle procure a bushel of "Ground Pease, or pindars, as they are called" for him in February of 1798.

Other Details

Grown by Washington

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