Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Perennial
Origin
Europe, Asia
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Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Pyrus pyrifolia
Number of Varieties
51
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Hedge, hedge rows, Woodland edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Light Red, Orange, Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Clay, Sandy
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent, Febrifuge
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Stem
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Planted in shelterbeds, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
PYRUS 'Ayers'
Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
Ayers Pear, Pear
In Hindi
hairy vetch
Ayers Pear
In German
Zottelwicke
Ayers Birne
In French
vesce velue
Ayers Poire
In Spanish
veza
Ayers pera
In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
Ayers Pear
In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
Ayers Pear
In Polish
owłosione wyki
Ayers Gruszka
In Latin
pea
Ayro Orbis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Rosales
Family
Fabaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Vicia
Pyrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Vicieae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
14030
1
27800
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