Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Bulb, Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, Asia
Aegean Islands, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, Western China
Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Crocus abantensis, Crocus adanensis, Crocus biflorus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus korolkowii
Number of Varieties
590
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Scrubs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
8-1
Sunset Zone
-
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
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Sandy
Loamy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Clay, Sandy
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Mushroom root rot, Narcissus Basal Rot, Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs, Snails, Tulip Fire, Tulip Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
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
Fine
Fine
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
-
Arthritis, Gout
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
-
Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
Crocus Longiflorus
Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
Crocus
In Hindi
hairy vetch
Crocus
In German
Zottelwicke
Krokus
In French
vesce velue
Crocus
In Spanish
veza
Azafrán
In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
κρόκος
In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
Açafrão
In Polish
owłosione wyki
Krokus
In Latin
pea
Erocum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asparagales
Family
Fabaceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Vicia
Crocus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Vicieae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
Crocoideae
Number of Species
14090
1
27800
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