Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mediterranean
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Number of Varieties
88
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-6
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
6-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Needle like
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
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Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Dermatitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Good for skin
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
PICEA mariana
Common Name
Garden Pea
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Black Spruce Tree
In German
Kefe
Schwarz Fichte
In French
Erbse
Noir Épicéa
In Spanish
guisante
Negro árbol de abeto
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
In Portuguese
ervilha
Árvore Spruce Preto
In Polish
groch
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
In Latin
pea
Niger abiegnis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Fabales
Pinales
Family
Fabaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Pisum
Picea
Clade
Dicotyledonous
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Pinoideae
Number of Species
15035
1
27800
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