Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Fruit, Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean
Mediterranean, Middle East
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
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Number of Varieties
840
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Fields, Grassland, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
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Habit
Vining/Climbing
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
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
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
oblong or obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
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
Early 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
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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 leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Aphids, Leafminer
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
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Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Common Name
Garden Pea
Fenugreek
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
मेंथी
In German
Kefe
Bockshornklee
In French
Erbse
Fenugrec
In Spanish
guisante
Fenogreco
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Τριγωνέλλα
In Portuguese
ervilha
fenacho
In Polish
groch
Kozieradka
In Latin
pea
Graecum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Pisum
Trigonella
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Trifolieae
Subfamily
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Faboideae
Number of Species
15036
1
27800
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