1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not AvailableNot Available
0
99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Purple
White, Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Drought, Shade areas
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Needs less watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Less Watering
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Less Watering
Less Watering
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free
No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
Edible, Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
VICIA villosa
7.2 Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
τριχωτό βίκος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
ervilhaca peluda
7.2.7 In Polish
owłosione wyki
owłosione wyki
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species