Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
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Number of Varieties
83
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
moist forests, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-7
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
7-1
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
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Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm460.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Maple shaped
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
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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 Spring, Spring
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
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Requires regular 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
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
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
Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf scorch, Bleeding canker, Decline, Fomes root rot, Ganoderma root rot, Laetiporus root rot, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Tar spot, Verticillium Wilt
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
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✘
Invasive
✔
✘
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✘
Self-Sowing
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Attracts
-
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Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Asthma, Runny nose, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Showy Purposes
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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Antirheumatic, Cold, Cough, Emetic, gonorrhoea, Kidney problems, Pectoral, Swelling, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Sap
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant, Used as preservative
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Feature Plant
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
ACER pensylvanicum
Common Name
Garden Pea
Moosewood, striped maple, moose maple
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
धारीदार मेपल
In German
Kefe
gestreifte Ahorn
In French
Erbse
érable rayé
In Spanish
guisante
arce rayado
In Greek
μπιζέλι
ριγέ σφενδάμου
In Portuguese
ervilha
plátano listrada
In Polish
groch
paski klonu
In Latin
pea
alba acernis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Sapindales
Family
Fabaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Pisum
Acer
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Number of Species
15020
1
27800
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