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About Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower


About Cornflower and Sugar Snap Pea


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Annual and Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Flowering Plants, Shrubs  

Origin
Mediterranean  
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea  

Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean  
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle  

Number of Varieties
8  
99+
100  
99+

Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils  
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
2-11  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
7 - 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  
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Vining/Climbing  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
4.20 cm  
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender  
Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green  
Brown, Sandy Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green  
Sea Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Sea Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green  
Sea Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped  
Oblovate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
Yes  

Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

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  
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season  

In Summer
Consistently  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Adequately  
Moderate  

In Winter
Less Watering  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Slightly Acidic  
Slightly Acidic  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loamy  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Loamy  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves  
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter  
Compost  

Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot  
Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot  

Plant Tolerance
Light Frost  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
Butterflies  

Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas  
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad  
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste  
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds  
Flowers, Root  

Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food  
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine  
Container, Herb  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PISUM sativum  
CENTAUREA cyanus  

Common Name
Garden Pea  
Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower  

In Hindi
चीनी मटर  
Hydrangea  

In German
Kefe  
Hortensie  

In French
Erbse  
Hortensia  

In Spanish
guisante  
Hortensia  

In Greek
μπιζέλι  
υδραγεία  

In Portuguese
ervilha  
Hortênsia  

In Polish
groch  
Hortensja  

In Latin
pea  
Hibiscus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Anthophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Fabales  
Asterales  

Family
Fabaceae  
Asteraceae  

Genus
Pisum  
Centaurea  

Clade
Dicotyledonous  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Cynareae  

Subfamily
-  
Carduoideae  

Number of Species
150  
99+
250  
99+

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Properties of Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower

Wondering what are the properties of Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower? We provide you with everything About Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower. Sugar Snap Pea doesn't have thorns and Cornflower doesn't have thorns. Also Sugar Snap Pea does not have fragrant flowers. Sugar Snap Pea has allergic reactions like Diarrhea and Intestinal gas and Cornflower has allergic reactions like Diarrhea and Intestinal gas. 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 Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower

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

Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower Physical Information

Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Snap Pea height is 30.00 cm and width 4.20 cm whereas Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower are as follows:

Care of Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower

Care of Sugar Snap Pea and Cornflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Snap Pea pruning is done Prune in flowering season and Remove damaged leaves and Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sugar Snap Pea needs Consistently and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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