Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Guzmania lingulata, Guzmania monostachia
Number of Varieties
8120
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Hills, Moist Soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm50.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Loamy
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Late Autumn
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Transplanting
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
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Bacteria wilt, Phytophthora Root Rot, Red blotch
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Flying insects, Moths
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Rash, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Acne, Eczema, Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Application in Handicrafts, Making Shampoo
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
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Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
GUZMANIA
Common Name
Garden Pea
Guzmania, Torch Bromeliad
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Guzmania lingulata
In German
Kefe
Guzmania lingulata
In French
Erbse
Guzmania lingulata
In Spanish
guisante
Guzmania lingulata
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Guzmania lingulata
In Portuguese
ervilha
Guzmania lingulata
In Polish
groch
Guzmania lingulata
In Latin
pea
Guzmania lingulata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Poales
Family
Fabaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Pisum
Guzmania
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Commelinids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Tillandsioideae.
Number of Species
1506
1
27800
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