Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Castanea pumila
Number of Varieties
88
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Hillside, Ridges
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-5
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
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Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Light Green, Chartreuse
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Yellow, Gold, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
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
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Headache, Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
CASTANEA pumila
Common Name
Garden Pea
Chinquapin
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
बौना शाहबलूत
In German
Kefe
Zwergkastanien
In French
Erbse
châtaignier nain
In Spanish
guisante
el castaño enano
In Greek
μπιζέλι
νάνος καστανιάς
In Portuguese
ervilha
νάνος καστανιάς
In Polish
groch
krasnolud kasztan
In Latin
pea
P. castaneis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fagales
Family
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Pisum
Castanea
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Cherokee
Subfamily
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Cassidinae
Number of Species
1506
1
27800
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