Life Span
Annual
Annual or Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean
Mexico, Central America
Types
-
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Number of Varieties
50-
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-109-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
12-8
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
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
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
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas, Shallow soil
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Caterpillar, Insects, Snails
Butterflies, Mice
Allergy
Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin tone
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Food for animals, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bulbs, Root
Other Uses
Used as essential oil
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cottage garden, Groundcover
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
LATHYRUS odoratus
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
Common Name
Sweetpea
Mexican Yam bean
In Hindi
Sweetpea
Pachyrhizus erosus
In German
Sweetpea
Yambohne
In French
Sweetpea
Kłębian kątowaty
In Spanish
Sweetpea
Pachyrhizus erosus
In Greek
Sweetpea
Pachyrhizus erosus
In Portuguese
Sweetpea
Pachyrhizus erosus
In Polish
Sweetpea
Pachyrhizus erosus
In Latin
Sweetpea
Pachyrhizus erosus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Fabales
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lagerstroemia
Pachyrhizus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms
Tribe
Vicieae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
75100
1
27800
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