Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Africa
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
Types
Yardlong Bean
Black-Eyed Peas
Catjang
Dixie Lee Pea
Quercus muehlenbergii
Number of Varieties
512
0
40000
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Habitat
Fertile bottom land
Forests, Ridges, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-2
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Red, Light Green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Red, Green, Purple, Brown, Black
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Yellow, Orange
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Purple
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Deltoid
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
Fertilize the first year, No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Nematodes, Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Legume allergy
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Stomachic
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Part of Plant Used
Seedpod, Seeds
Tree trunks
Other Uses
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Air freshner, Application in Furniture, Economic Purpose, Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
VIGNA unguiculata
QUERCUS muehlenbergii
Common Name
Blackeyed Pea
Cowpea
Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak
In Hindi
लोबिया
Chinkapin ओक
In German
cowpea
chinkapin Oak
In French
niébé
chinkapin Oak
In Spanish
caupí
chinkapin Roble
In Greek
cowpea
Chinkapin Oak
In Portuguese
Koopea
carv Oak
In Polish
Koopea
Chinkapin Oak
In Latin
Koopea
Oak Chinkapin
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fagales
Family
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Vigna
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Quercoideae
Number of Species
906
1
27800
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