Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean
Mediterranean
Types
-
cowpea , pigeon pea
Number of Varieties
5017
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Fields, Loamy soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
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
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
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Consistently
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Organic Flower Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses
Aphids, Leaf curl, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Caterpillar, Insects, Snails
-
Allergy
Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Food for animals
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as essential oil
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cottage garden, Groundcover
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
LATHYRUS odoratus
PISUM sativum
Common Name
Sweetpea
Garden Pea
In Hindi
Sweetpea
मटर
In German
Sweetpea
Erbse
In French
Sweetpea
Erbse
In Spanish
Sweetpea
guisante
In Greek
Sweetpea
μπιζέλι
In Portuguese
Sweetpea
ervilha
In Polish
Sweetpea
groch
In Latin
Sweetpea
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lagerstroemia
Pisum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Vicieae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
75150
1
27800
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