Cowpea

Aibika

About Cowpea and Aibika

Cowpea

Aibika

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Africa

Tropical Asia

Types

Yardlong Bean Black-Eyed Peas Catjang Dixie Lee Pea

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Fertile bottom land

Rocky Mountains, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Red, Green, Purple, Brown, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Purple

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Deltoid

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Early Spring, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Moist, Rich

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Bedding, Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Moist, Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Allergy

Legume allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Seedpod, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical

Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VIGNA unguiculata

Abelmoschus manihot

Common Name

Blackeyed Pea Cowpea

Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

In Hindi

लोबिया

aibika

In German

cowpea

Maniok-Bisameibisch

In French

niébé

L'Aibika

In Spanish

caupí

Aibika

In Greek

cowpea

aibika

In Portuguese

Koopea

Aibika

In Polish

Koopea

aibika

In Latin

Koopea

aibika

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Malvales

Family

Fabaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Vigna

Abelmoschus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

9015

1 27800

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Properties of Cowpea and Aibika

Wondering what are the properties of Cowpea and Aibika? We provide you with everything About Cowpea and Aibika. Cowpea doesn't have thorns and Aibika doesn't have thorns. Also Cowpea does not have fragrant flowers. Cowpea has allergic reactions like Legume allergy and Aibika has allergic reactions like Legume allergy. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cowpea and Aibika and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cowpea and Aibika

Season and care of Cowpea and Aibika is important to know. While considering everything about Cowpea and Aibika Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cowpea season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Aibika season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cowpea is Loam, Sand and for Aibika is Moist, Rich while the PH of soil for Cowpea is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Aibika is .

Cowpea and Aibika Physical Information

Cowpea and Aibika physical information is very important for comparison. Cowpea height is 90.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Cowpea and Aibika are as follows:

Cowpea flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Cowpea leaf color: Green and Purple
Aibika flower color: White
Aibika leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cowpea and Aibika

Care of Cowpea and Aibika include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cowpea pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Aibika pruning is done Remove dead leaves. In summer Cowpea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Aibika needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.