Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Fruit
Origin
Mediterranean
India, Melanesia
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Alphonso, Florigon, Jakarta
Number of Varieties
869
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
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
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Yellow, Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Over-head watering
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
-
Birds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
bullous cheilitis, contact allergic dermatitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Acne, Promotes Healthy Hair, Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Digestion problems, Eye Problems, Nutritive
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Added to salads, Culinary use, Food for animals, Grown for shade
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
MANGIFERA indica 'Manila'
Common Name
Garden Pea
Mango, Manila Mango
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
आम
In German
Kefe
Mango
In French
Erbse
Manguier
In Spanish
guisante
Mangifera indica
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Manila mango
In Portuguese
ervilha
Mangifera indica
In Polish
groch
Mango indyjskie
In Latin
pea
Manila mango
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Sapindales
Family
Fabaceae
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Pisum
Mangifera
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
150850
1
27800
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