1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Lower slopes, marshes, Mountain Slopes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm150.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green, Gold, Tan
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, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Fall, Late Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Pollution, Drought
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
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
4.4.2 In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free
Healthy tree, Red blotch, Rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought, Pollution
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
Bouquets
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Gracillimus'
7.2 Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
Eulalia, Japanese Silvergrass, Maiden Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
vesce velue
herbe de jeune fille
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
παρθενική γρασίδι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
grama de solteira
7.2.7 In Polish
owłosione wyki
panieńskie trawy
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species