Snow Pea

Melampodium

About Snow Pea and Melampodium

Snow Pea

Melampodium

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean, Asia

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

determinate, indeterminate

Perennials

Number of Varieties

540

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, Floodplain, gardens

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99992-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 6

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

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

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Cordate

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Reduce water once established, Water frequently while growing

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Mouth itching, Swelling in mouth

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Beans, Leaves

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Edible seed

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PISUM sativum var macrocarpon

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Common Name

magnetout

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

In Hindi

Snow Pea

Melampodium

In German

Kefe

Melmpodiam

In French

Snow Pea

Melmpodiam

In Spanish

tirabeque, bisalto

Melmpodiam

In Greek

Μπιζέλια

Melmpodiam

In Portuguese

ervilhas

Melmpodiam

In Polish

groszek cukrowy

Melmpodiam

In Latin

pīsa

Melmpodiam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Asterales

Family

Fabaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Pisum

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Asteroideae

Number of Species

2539

1 27800

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Properties of Snow Pea and Melampodium

Wondering what are the properties of Snow Pea and Melampodium? We provide you with everything About Snow Pea and Melampodium. Snow Pea doesn't have thorns and Melampodium doesn't have thorns. Also Snow Pea does not have fragrant flowers. Snow Pea has allergic reactions like Mouth itching and Swelling in mouth and Melampodium has allergic reactions like Mouth itching and Swelling in mouth. 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 Snow Pea and Melampodium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Snow Pea and Melampodium

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

Snow Pea and Melampodium Physical Information

Snow Pea and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Snow Pea height is 30.00 cm and width 5.00 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Snow Pea and Melampodium are as follows:

Snow Pea flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Snow Pea leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Snow Pea and Melampodium

Care of Snow Pea and Melampodium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Snow Pea pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Snow Pea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.