Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
Mediterranean
Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
Types
cowpea , pigeon pea
Deciduous, Evergreen
Number of Varieties
17800
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Hillside, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
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
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Loam, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Dry
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs watering once a week
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Consistently
Adequately
In Spring
Adequately
Average Water
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Dry
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
-
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Leaf curl, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Root rot
Healthy tree
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Flies
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
Senegalia berlandieri
Common Name
Garden Pea
Acacia
In Hindi
मटर
Acacia
In German
Erbse
Acacia
In French
Erbse
Acacia
In Spanish
guisante
Acacia
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Acacia
In Portuguese
ervilha
Acacia
In Polish
groch
Acacia
In Latin
pea
Acacia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Pisum
Acacia
Clade
Dicotyledonous
-
Tribe
-
Acacieae
Subfamily
-
Mimosoideae
Number of Species
1501350
1
27800
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