Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Origin
Mediterranean
South Africa
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
Number of Varieties
84
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999912-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9 - 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
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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, Indeterminate
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
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought and 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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
Common Name
Garden Pea
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Ice Plant
In German
Kefe
Eis-Anlage
In French
Erbse
Ice Plant
In Spanish
guisante
Planta de hielo
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Plant Ice
In Portuguese
ervilha
Planta de gelo
In Polish
groch
Ice roślin
In Latin
pea
Ice plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Caryophyllales
Family
Fabaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Pisum
Dorotheanthus
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
150135
1
27800
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