Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean
Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Africa
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Number of Varieties
810
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
6-1
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
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
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, 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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
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
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
Nitrate based fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Beet armyworm, Black rot, Cabbage looper, Cercospora leaf spot, Clubroot, Cutworms, Damping-off, Diamondback moth, Downy mildew, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root knot nematode, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bugs
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
-
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-cancer, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used as a vegetable
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
BRASSICA oleracea
Common Name
Garden Pea
Carolina Cabbage Collard Greens, Collard Greens
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
collard साग
In German
Kefe
Blattkohl
In French
Erbse
Chou cavalier
In Spanish
guisante
Brassica oleracea viridis
In Greek
μπιζέλι
λάχανο
In Portuguese
ervilha
greens kollard
In Polish
groch
kollard zieleni
In Latin
pea
vireta kollard
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Brassicales
Family
Fabaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Pisum
Brassica
Clade
Dicotyledonous
-
Tribe
-
Brassiceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
15030
1
27800
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