Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean, Asia
Western United States, Mexico
Types
determinate, indeterminate
-
Number of Varieties
5-
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Floodplain, gardens
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
11-1
Sunset Zone
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
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cordate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Reduce water once established, Water frequently while growing
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Mouth itching, Swelling in mouth
Digestive Problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Hangover
Part of Plant Used
Beans, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Edible seed
Jam
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum var macrocarpon
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
Common Name
magnetout
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
In Hindi
Snow Pea
Cardenche
In German
Kefe
Cardenche
In French
Snow Pea
Cactus rustique
In Spanish
tirabeque, bisalto
Cardenche
In Greek
Μπιζέλια
Cardenche
In Portuguese
ervilhas
Cardenche
In Polish
groszek cukrowy
Cardenche
In Latin
pīsa
Cardenche
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Dicotyledonae
Order
Fabales
Caryophyllales
Family
Fabaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Pisum
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Number of Species
25-
1
27800
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