Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
Origin
South Africa
Europe, Asia
Types
Perennials
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Number of Varieties
155
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, Woodlands
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water more in summer
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Clay, Sandy
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Insects
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Edible, Groundcover
Botanical Name
CLIVIA miniata
VICIA villosa
Common Name
Clivia
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
In Hindi
Clivia
hairy vetch
In German
Clivia
Zottelwicke
In French
Clivia
vesce velue
In Spanish
Clivia
veza
In Greek
κλίβια
τριχωτό βίκος
In Portuguese
Clivia
ervilhaca peluda
In Polish
Clivia
owłosione wyki
In Latin
Clivia
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Clivia
Vicia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Vicieae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
10140
1
27800
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