About Chickpea

Chickpea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 89 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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18% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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34% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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22% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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35% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Constipation, Legume allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CICER arietinum

7.2 Common Name

Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea

7.2.1 In Hindi

चना

7.2.2 In German

Kichererbse

7.2.3 In French

Pois chiche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Garbanzo

7.2.5 In Greek

Ρεβίθι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grão de bico

7.2.7 In Polish

Groch włoski

7.2.8 In Latin

CICER

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Cicer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Viceae Alef

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 93 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Chickpea

Want to know the properties of Chickpea? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Chickpea is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Constipation and Legume allergy. Chickpea Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems and Nutrients
Part of plant used: Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Chickpea Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Chickpea. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Chickpea physical information is as follows: 20.30 cm tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Small oblong. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Leaf color: Green

Care of Chickpea

Taking Chickpea Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Chickpea include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Chickpea

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Chickpea is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Chickpea is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 3 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: 3. This plant's habitat is Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions and Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.