1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
Central America, North America
1.4 Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
3.11 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Temperate Regions, tropical environments
4.2 USDA Hardiness Zone
6.3 AHS Heat Zone
6.4 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
6.5 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
7 Information
7.1 Plant Size
7.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
60.00 cm50.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
White, Purple
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Black, Green
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Yellow green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
10.2 How to Plant?
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Do not water excessively
10.4.2 In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
10.5.2 Soil Type
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
10.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
10.8 Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Slugs
10.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Insects
Bees, Butterflies
11.12 Allergy
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
Showy Purposes, small hedge
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Making cosmetics
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Not Available
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
12.2.3 Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Edible dye
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
Mirabilis jalapa
13.2 Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
13.2.1 In Hindi
hairy vetch
Mirabilis jalapa
13.2.2 In German
13.2.3 In French
vesce velue
Belle-de-nuit
13.2.4 In Spanish
13.2.5 In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
mirabilis Jalapa
13.2.6 In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
Maravilha
13.2.7 In Polish
owłosione wyki
mirabilis Jalapa
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
14.8 Tribe
14.9 Subfamily
14.10 Number of Species