Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Mediterranean
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
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Number of Varieties
85
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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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 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light 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
Oblong
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
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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
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
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
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Consistently
Less Watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
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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
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
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Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
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Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
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Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Seeds
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
Hordeum brachyantherum
Common Name
Garden Pea
Meadow Barley
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
meadow barley
In German
Kefe
Wiese Gerste
In French
Erbse
orge prairie
In Spanish
guisante
cebada prado
In Greek
μπιζέλι
λιβάδι κριθάρι
In Portuguese
ervilha
cevada prado
In Polish
groch
łąka jęczmienia
In Latin
pea
pratum hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Cyperales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pisum
Hordeum
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
15010
1
27800
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