Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
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
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
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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 cm30.00 cm
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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
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
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 Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
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
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
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Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
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Attracts
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Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
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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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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
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Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Foundation
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Garden Pea
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Kefe
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Erbse
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
guisante
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
ervilha
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
groch
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
pea
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Fabales
Brassicales
Family
Fabaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Pisum
Tropaeolum
Clade
Dicotyledonous
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
150100
1
27800
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