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What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Flowering Plants

Origin
Mediterranean

Types
-

Number of Varieties
50 73

Habitat
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone
9-10

AHS Heat Zone
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

Habit
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
180.00 cm 84

Minimum Width
20.00 cm

Plant Color

Flower Color
White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Pinnate

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Loam

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer
Yes

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

Fertilizers
Organic Flower Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Caterpillar, Insects, Snails

Allergy
Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
-

Part of Plant Used
Flowers

Other Uses
Used as essential oil

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Cottage garden, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
LATHYRUS odoratus

Common Name
Sweetpea

In Hindi
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In German
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In French
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In Spanish
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In Greek
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In Portuguese
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In Polish
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In Latin
Sweetpea

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Fabales

Family
Fabaceae

Genus
Lagerstroemia

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe
Vicieae

Subfamily
Faboideae

Number of Species
75

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Properties of Sweetpea

Want to know the properties of Sweetpea? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Sweetpea is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting. Sweetpea Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Sweetpea Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Sweetpea. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Sweetpea physical information is as follows: 180.00 cm tall and 20.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Sweetpea

Taking Sweetpea Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Sweetpea include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Sweetpea

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Sweetpea is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Sweetpea is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Cultivated Beds and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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