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Hairy Vetch
Hairy Vetch




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About Hairy Vetch

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

Europe, Asia

Types

Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla

Number of Varieties

5
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

Sunset Zone

-

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Thorns

6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

In Summer

Less Watering

In Spring

Less Watering

In Winter

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Clay, Sandy

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

15% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Self-Sowing

87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VICIA villosa

Common Name

Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch

In Hindi

hairy vetch

In German

Zottelwicke

In French

vesce velue

In Spanish

veza

In Greek

τριχωτό βίκος

In Portuguese

ervilhaca peluda

In Polish

owłosione wyki

In Latin

pea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Vicia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Vicieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

140
Rank: 88 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Hairy Vetch

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

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Leaves and 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.

Hairy Vetch Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Hairy Vetch. 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. Hairy Vetch physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White and Purple
  • Leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Hairy Vetch

Taking Hairy Vetch 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 Hairy Vetch include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Less Watering and in winter is Less Watering. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Hairy Vetch

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Hairy Vetch is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Biennials plant. Hairy Vetch is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 5 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla. This plant's habitat is Cultivated Beds and Waste areas 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.