Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Type
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, Asia
Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Number of Varieties
5
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Thorns
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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
In Summer
Less Watering
In Spring
Less Watering
In Winter
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Clay, Sandy
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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15% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Self-Sowing
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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Insects
Allergy
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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✘
71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
In Hindi
hairy vetch
In German
Zottelwicke
In French
vesce velue
In Spanish
veza
In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
In Polish
owłosione wyki
In Latin
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vicia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Vicieae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Number of Species
140
Rank: 88 (Overall)
1
27800
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