Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean
New Zealand
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
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Number of Varieties
820
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9*6
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
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm2.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm25.40 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
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Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Tiny
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
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
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
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Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Consistently
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
In Spring
Adequately
Alternate Days
In Winter
Less Watering
Moderate
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, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
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Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Aphids, Spider mites
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Bog Garden, Borders
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
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
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✔
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
Raoulia glabra
Common Name
Garden Pea
Raoulia
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Raoulia
In German
Kefe
Raoulia
In French
Erbse
Raoulia
In Spanish
guisante
Raoulia
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Raoulia
In Portuguese
ervilha
raoulia
In Polish
groch
Raoulia
In Latin
pea
Raoulia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asterales
Family
Fabaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Pisum
Raoulia
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Gnaphalieae
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
150100
1
27800
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