Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Mediterranean
Southern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Enkianthus campanulatus
Number of Varieties
815
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Islands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-6
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
6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm240.00 cm
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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
Light Pink, Rose, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor, Striped
Fruit Color
Green
Red, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Red, Orange, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter, Water more in summer
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Average Water
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
fertilize in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought, Salt
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Beautification, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
ENKIANTHUS deflexus
Common Name
Garden Pea
Enkianthus
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Enkianthus
In German
Kefe
Enkianthus
In French
Erbse
Enkianthus
In Spanish
guisante
Enkianthus
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Enkianthus
In Portuguese
ervilha
Enkianthus
In Polish
groch
Enkianthus
In Latin
pea
Enkianthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Ericales
Family
Fabaceae
Ericaceae
Genus
Pisum
Enkianthus
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Heteromorpheae
Subfamily
-
Enkianthoideae
Number of Species
15010
1
27800
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