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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Fruit

Origin

Africa
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia

Types

Yardlong Bean Black-Eyed Peas Catjang Dixie Lee Pea
Not avaialable

Number of Varieties

550
0 40000
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Habitat

Fertile bottom land
Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
9-1

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
A1, A2, A3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Red, Green, Purple, Brown, Black
Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple
Green, Light Yellow, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Purple
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Deltoid
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
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

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

Legume allergy
Mouth itching, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Stomachic
Cancer, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems, Tooth ache

Part of Plant Used

Seedpod, Seeds
Fruits

Other Uses

-
Used As Food, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VIGNA unguiculata
Malus domestica

Common Name

Blackeyed Pea Cowpea
Apple, Cooking Apple, Crimson King Apple, Red Cider Apple, Red Eating Apple

In Hindi

लोबिया
Cider Apple

In German

cowpea
Cider Apple

In French

niébé
Cider Apple

In Spanish

caupí
sidra de manzana

In Greek

cowpea
Cider Apple

In Portuguese

Koopea
sidra de maçã

In Polish

Koopea
Cider Apple

In Latin

Koopea
Pupillam cisere

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Rosales

Family

Fabaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Vigna
Malus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

9055
1 27800
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Difference Between Cowpea and Cider Apple

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Importance of Cowpea and Cider Apple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cowpea and Cider Apple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cowpea and Cider Apple as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Cowpea is Diuretic and Stomachic whereas of Cider Apple is Cancer, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems and Tooth ache. Cowpea has beauty benefits as follows: while Cider Apple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cowpea vs Cider Apple

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Cowpea vs Cider Apple and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Cowpea are Legume allergy whereas of Cider Apple have Mouth itching and Throat itching respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cowpea has showy fruits and Cider Apple has showy fruits. Also Cowpea is not flowering and Cider Apple is not flowering . You can compare Cowpea and Cider Apple facts and facts of other plants too.