Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Epiphyte
Origin
Africa
Mexico, Central America
Types
Yardlong Bean
Black-Eyed Peas
Catjang
Dixie Lee Pea
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Number of Varieties
530
0
40000
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Habitat
Fertile bottom land
Rocky areas
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
H2, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
White, Red, Green, Purple, Brown, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Purple
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Deltoid
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Nematodes, Red blotch
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Legume allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Stomachic
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Part of Plant Used
Seedpod, Seeds
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
VIGNA unguiculata
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Blackeyed Pea
Cowpea
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
लोबिया
Lycaste Orchid
In German
cowpea
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
niébé
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
caupí
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
cowpea
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Koopea
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Koopea
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Koopea
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asparagales
Family
Fabaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Vigna
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
9031
1
27800
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