Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
Type
Sedge or Rush
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America
Europe, Asia
Types
Grass
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Number of Varieties
55
0
40000
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Habitat
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Lakes
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Olive
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Olive
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Olive
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Sandy Brown
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rhizome division, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Clay, Sandy
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Scale, Scale insects
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
Itchiness
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Abscess, Snakebite, Wounds
-
Part of Plant Used
Rhizomes, Root, Seeds, Shoots, Stem
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Edible, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Schoenoplectus Tabernaemontani
VICIA villosa
Common Name
Grey Club-Rush, Great Bulrush, Softstem Bulrush
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
In Hindi
Softstem Bulrush
hairy vetch
In German
Softstem Bulrush
Zottelwicke
In French
Softstem Bulrush
vesce velue
In Spanish
Softstem Bulrush
veza
In Greek
Softstem Bulrush
τριχωτό βίκος
In Portuguese
Softstem Bulrush
ervilhaca peluda
In Polish
Softstem Bulrush
owłosione wyki
In Latin
Softstem Bulrush
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fabales
Family
Cyperaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Schoenoplectus
Vicia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Vicieae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
35140
1
27800
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