Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean
North America, Central America, South America
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
princess of the night, Honolulu queen
Number of Varieties
820
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Desert, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12 - 10
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, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Light Pink, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Pink, Purple, Salmon, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Succulent
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs, Do not let dry out between waterings, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Average Water
In Winter
Less Watering
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Alkaline, 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
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Scale
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Semi-Double
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antioxidants, cholesterol-lowering, Fever, Heart problems, Itching, Menstrual Disorders, Rheumatism, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Stem
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
CEREUS
Common Name
Garden Pea
Night blooming cereus
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
cereus
In German
Kefe
cereus
In French
Erbse
cereus
In Spanish
guisante
cereus
In Greek
μπιζέλι
cereus
In Portuguese
ervilha
cereus
In Polish
groch
cereus
In Latin
pea
cereus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Caryophyllales
Family
Fabaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Pisum
Selenicereus
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
-
Cactoideae
Number of Species
15033
1
27800
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