1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Less Watering
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Sandy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Clay, Sandy
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
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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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
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
Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
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, Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
7.2 Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
7.2.1 In Hindi
hairy vetch
7.2.2 In German
Zottelwicke
7.2.3 In French
vesce velue
7.2.4 In Spanish
veza
7.2.5 In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
7.2.7 In Polish
owłosione wyki
7.2.8 In Latin
pea
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Fabales
8.5 Family
Fabaceae
8.6 Genus
Vicia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Vicieae
8.9 Subfamily
Faboideae
8.10 Number of Species