Desert Spoon

Sugar Snap Pea

About Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea

Desert Spoon

Sugar Snap Pea

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Mediterranean

Types

Dasylirion wheeleri

Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean

Number of Varieties

258

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert

Fields, Loamy soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15-9999

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 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

Rosette/Stemless

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

270.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

180.00 cm4.20 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Egg-shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

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

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

Compost, fertilize in winter

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Light Frost

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Allergy

Skin rash

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

As decorated salad

Beauty Benefits

Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food

Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DASYLIRION

PISUM sativum

Common Name

Spoon flower, Common sotol

Garden Pea

In Hindi

डेजर्ट चम्मच

चीनी मटर

In German

Esslöffel

Kefe

In French

Desert cuillère

Erbse

In Spanish

Desierto cuchara

guisante

In Greek

Desert κουτάλι

μπιζέλι

In Portuguese

colher Desert

ervilha

In Polish

Desert łyżka

groch

In Latin

cochleari deserto

pea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Fabales

Family

Agavaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Dasylirion

Pisum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

20150

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea

Wondering what are the properties of Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea? We provide you with everything About Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea. Desert Spoon has thorns and Sugar Snap Pea doesn't have thorns. Also Desert Spoon does not have fragrant flowers. Desert Spoon has allergic reactions like Skin rash and Sugar Snap Pea has allergic reactions like Skin rash. 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 Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Cactus » More

Desert Spoon and Orchid Cactus

Desert Spoon and Dudleya

Desert Spoon and Sea Lettuce

» More Compare Cactus

Season and Care of Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea

Season and care of Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea is important to know. While considering everything about Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea Care, growing season is an essential factor. Desert Spoon season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sugar Snap Pea season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Desert Spoon is Loam, Sand and for Sugar Snap Pea is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Desert Spoon is Neutral, Alkaline and for Sugar Snap Pea is Neutral.

Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea Physical Information

Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea physical information is very important for comparison. Desert Spoon height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Sugar Snap Pea height is 30.00 cm and width 4.20 cm. The color specification of Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea are as follows:

Desert Spoon flower color: Yellow
Desert Spoon leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Sugar Snap Pea flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Sugar Snap Pea leaf color: Green, Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea

Care of Desert Spoon and Sugar Snap Pea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Desert Spoon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Snap Pea pruning is done Prune in flowering season and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Desert Spoon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Snap Pea needs Consistently and in winter, it needs Less Watering.