Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
-
Mediterranean
Types
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Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Number of Varieties
508
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Mountains, Coastal Regions, Hillside, Open Forest, Rocky areas
Fields, Loamy soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
12-1
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm4.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Light Pink
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Hot Pink
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Water Deeply
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Consistently
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in winter
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
As decorated salad
Beauty Benefits
-
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Jaundice
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
CEANOTHUS x pallidus
PISUM sativum
Common Name
Wild lilac
Garden Pea
In Hindi
Ceanothus
चीनी मटर
In German
Ceanothus
Kefe
In French
Ceanothus
Erbse
In Spanish
Ceanothus
guisante
In Greek
Ceanothus
μπιζέλι
In Portuguese
Ceanothus
ervilha
In Polish
Ceanothus
groch
In Latin
Ceanothus
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Fabales
Family
Rhamnaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Ceanothus
Pisum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
70150
1
27800
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