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Cowpea
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About Cowpea

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Africa

Types

Yardlong Bean Black-Eyed Peas Catjang Dixie Lee Pea

Number of Varieties

5
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Fertile bottom land

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999
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 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Red, Green, Purple, Brown, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Purple

Shape

Leaf Shape

Deltoid

Thorns

1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

63% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

59% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

65% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

19% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

36% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

25% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

32% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Showy Bark

No - List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Invasive

1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

79% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

-

Allergy

Legume allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

99% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

-

Used As Indoor Plant

31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VIGNA unguiculata

Common Name

Blackeyed Pea Cowpea

In Hindi

लोबिया

In German

cowpea

In French

niébé

In Spanish

caupí

In Greek

cowpea

In Portuguese

Koopea

In Polish

Koopea

In Latin

Koopea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Vigna

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

90
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Cowpea

Want to know the properties of Cowpea? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Cowpea 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 . Cowpea Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

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.

Cowpea Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Cowpea. 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. Cowpea physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Cowpea

Taking Cowpea 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 Cowpea include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Cowpea

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Cowpea is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Cowpea is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . 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.