Both kinds of Virginias include bunch and runner plants. Spanish and Valencia types are bunch. Peanut plants bear many small, yellow, pealike flowers where the leaves are attached to the stems. The plants blossom continuously for two to three months. Flower buds open at sunrise.
Fertilization takes place during the morning, and the flowers usually wither and die about noon.
They grow slowly at first, but gradually grow more rapidly. The tips of the pegs contain the developing seeds. They swell and mature into peanut pods. Most pods contain two seeds, but some may contain only one or as many as five seeds. Peanut plants grow best in light, well-drained, sandy soil.