Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Africa
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Types
Yardlong Bean
Black-Eyed Peas
Catjang
Dixie Lee Pea
Not Avaialble
Number of Varieties
5100
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40000
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Habitat
Fertile bottom land
Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-5
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm910.00 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
Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Green, Light Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Purple
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Deltoid
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs watering once a week
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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 dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
Balanced organic fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Nematodes, Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
-
Scale Insects, Snails
Allergy
Legume allergy
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Stomachic
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Seedpod, Seeds
Bark
Other Uses
-
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
VIGNA unguiculata
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Common Name
Blackeyed Pea
Cowpea
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
In Hindi
लोबिया
मैगनोलिया
In German
cowpea
Umbrella Tree
In French
niébé
Umbrella Tree
In Spanish
caupí
Árbol de paraguas
In Greek
cowpea
Umbrella Tree
In Portuguese
Koopea
Árvore de guarda-chuva
In Polish
Koopea
Umbrella Tree
In Latin
Koopea
O lignum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Magnoliales
Family
Fabaceae
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Vigna
Magnolia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Magnolioideae
Number of Species
903
1
27800
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