1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mediterranean
Asia, Europe, North Africa
1.4 Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Dark Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
4.4.2 In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed, Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
No need to fertilize every year
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
Molinia caerulea
7.2 Common Name
Garden Pea
purple moor-grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Erbse
pourpre lande-grass
7.2.4 In Spanish
guisante
púrpura amarra-hierba
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
ervilha
purple moor-grass
7.2.7 In Polish
groch
fioletowy Moor-trawa
7.2.8 In Latin
pea
Maurus herba-purpura,
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species