Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Africa
Caribbean
Types
Yardlong Bean
Black-Eyed Peas
Catjang
Dixie Lee Pea
Campanula persicifolia, Campanula glomerata, Campanula carpatica
Number of Varieties
543
0
40000
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Habitat
Fertile bottom land
Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
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
H1, H2, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Red, Green, Purple, Brown, Black
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Purple
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Deltoid
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Cut limbs, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Nematodes, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Legume allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Stomachic
-
Part of Plant Used
Seedpod, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
VIGNA unguiculata
PORTLANDIA grandiflora
Common Name
Blackeyed Pea
Cowpea
Bellflower, Jamaican Tree-lily
In Hindi
लोबिया
Bellflower plant
In German
cowpea
Glockenblumen - Pflanze
In French
niébé
plante Bellflower
In Spanish
caupí
planta de Bellflower
In Greek
cowpea
φυτό καμπανούλα
In Portuguese
Koopea
planta Bellflower
In Polish
Koopea
dzwonek roślin
In Latin
Koopea
bellflower herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Gentianales
Family
Fabaceae
Rubiaceae
Genus
Vigna
Portlandia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Chiococceae
Subfamily
-
Cinchonoideae
Number of Species
90300
1
27800
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