Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mediterranean
Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Taonabo japonica, Cleyera ochnacea
Number of Varieties
85
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
secondary forest, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
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
21,22
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Oval
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, 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
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Does not require lot of watering, occasional watering once established
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
14-14-14 Fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Downy mildew, Leaf rust, Phytophthora Root Rot, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Cold climate, Humidity, Soil Compaction
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Ants, Fruit Bats, Snails, Squirrels
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Asthma, Nausea, Pollen, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Provides herbal hair care, Remove blemishes
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification, Insect Repellent, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Acne, Arthritis, Eczema, Oedema
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Application in Furniture, Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera
Common Name
Garden Pea
Sakaki
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
Sakaki
In German
Kefe
Sperrstrauch
In French
Erbse
Sakaki
In Spanish
guisante
Sakaki
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Sakaki
In Portuguese
ervilha
Sakaki
In Polish
groch
Sakaki
In Latin
pea
Sakaki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Theales
Family
Fabaceae
Theaceae
Genus
Pisum
Cleyera
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
15018
1
27800
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