Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Houseplant
Vegetable
Origin
Australia
Mediterranean
Types
-
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Number of Varieties
78
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Temperate Regions, Well Drained
Fields, Loamy soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm4.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Tissue culture
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Consistently
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in winter
Pests and Diseases
fungus
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
As decorated salad
Beauty Benefits
-
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Cut Flowers
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
ANIGOZANTHOS manglesii
PISUM sativum
Common Name
Mangles' Kangaroo Paw, Red and Green Kangaroo Paw
Garden Pea
In Hindi
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
चीनी मटर
In German
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Kefe
In French
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Erbse
In Spanish
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
guisante
In Greek
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
μπιζέλι
In Portuguese
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
ervilha
In Polish
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
groch
In Latin
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Commelinales
Fabales
Family
Haemodoraceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Anigozanthos
Pisum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Conostyloideae
-
Number of Species
11150
1
27800
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