Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Monarda didyma
Number of Varieties
83
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
meadows, Wet ground, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-1
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
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 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
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
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
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
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Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Digestive disorders, Fever, Gastritis
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Cutflower, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
MONARDA didyma
Common Name
Garden Pea
Scarlet Beebalm,
Red Bergamot
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Oswego चाय
In German
Kefe
Oswego Tee
In French
Erbse
Oswego thé
In Spanish
guisante
té Oswego
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Oswego Τσάι
In Portuguese
ervilha
Tea Oswego
In Polish
groch
Oswego herbaty
In Latin
pea
Oswega Tea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Fabales
Lamiales
Family
Fabaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Pisum
Monarda
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1506700
1
27800
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