Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Mediterranean
United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
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Number of Varieties
810
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-6
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green
Bronze, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Oblanceolate to oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
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
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
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, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
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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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Borders
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Astringent, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Bark, Flowers, Wood
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
CYRILLA racemiflora
Common Name
Garden Pea
Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Leatherwood
In German
Kefe
Leather
In French
Erbse
Leatherwood
In Spanish
guisante
Leatherwood
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Leatherwood
In Portuguese
ervilha
Leatherwood
In Polish
groch
Leatherwood
In Latin
pea
Leatherwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Ericales
Family
Fabaceae
Cyrillaceae
Genus
Pisum
Cyrilla
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1505
1
27800
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