Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Mediterranean
Types
Ipomoea alba, Moon Vine
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Number of Varieties
508
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Fields, Loamy soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 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
Vining/Climbing
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm4.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Three Lobed
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
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
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Water until the soil feels moist in the top
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
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
High phosphorus
Compost, fertilize in winter
Pests and Diseases
-
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles
-
Allergy
Anxiety, Confusion, hallucinations
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, 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
Snakebite
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a vegetable, Used in curries, soups, stews
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Tropical, Vine
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
IPOMOEA alba
PISUM sativum
Common Name
Evening Glory, Moonflower
Garden Pea
In Hindi
Moonflower
चीनी मटर
In German
Monet
Kefe
In French
Monet
Erbse
In Spanish
Monet
guisante
In Greek
Μονέ
μπιζέλι
In Portuguese
Monet
ervilha
In Polish
Monet
groch
In Latin
Monet
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Fabales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Pisum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
100150
1
27800
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