Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
Europe, Asia
North America, Western United States, Canada
Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
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Number of Varieties
51
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm12.70 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Cone shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
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
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Sandy
Dry, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Clay, Sandy
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Digestive disorders
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Added to salads, Used in making tea
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
Flower borders, Landscape
Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
Matricaria discoidea
Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
In Hindi
hairy vetch
Pineapple Weed
In German
Zottelwicke
Strahlenlose Kamille
In French
vesce velue
Matricaire odorante
In Spanish
veza
Pineapple Weed
In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
ξύλο ανανά
In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
Pineapple Weed
In Polish
owłosione wyki
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
In Latin
pea
Pineapple Weed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asterales
Family
Fabaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Vicia
Matricaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Vicieae
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
1401
1
27800
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