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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
5 100

Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999

AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1

Sunset Zone
-

Habit
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
30.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
60.00 cm 96

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
No

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
Yes

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
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Yes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Insects

Allergy
Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

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
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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 88

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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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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