Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Mediterranean
Southeastern United States
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Aesculus parviflora
Number of Varieties
82
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Bluffs, Coastal Regions, Stream side, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
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
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Lemon yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Salt, Wind
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
14-14-14 Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Edema, Powdery mildew, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Salt, Wind
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antirheumatic, Colic, constipation, Piles
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Seeds
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used for making soaps
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
AESCULUS parviflora
Common Name
Garden Pea
bottlebrush buckeye, dwarf horse chestnut
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Bottlebrush Buckeye
In German
Kefe
Buckeye Putzer
In French
Erbse
Bottlebrush Buckeye
In Spanish
guisante
bottlebrush Buckeye
In Greek
μπιζέλι
bottlebrush Buckeye
In Portuguese
ervilha
Bottlebrush Buckeye
In Polish
groch
Bottlebrush Buckeye
In Latin
pea
bottlebrush Buckeye
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Sapindales
Family
Fabaceae
Hippocastanaceae
Genus
Pisum
Aesculus
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Hippocastanoideae
Number of Species
15019
1
27800
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