General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 1-3 feet
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: 2 inch long green pod maturing to dark blackish-brown
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Cu (Copper)
Co (Cobalt)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Garden Vetch
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Vicia sativa subsp. nigra
  • Synonym: Vicia angustifolia

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Location: Levada Nova da Calheta - Madeira
Location: Nature Reserve Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-06-04
Location: Nature Reserve Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-22
Location: Levada Nova da Calheta - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17
Location: Levada Nova da Calheta - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-19

Photo by Leo Michels

Photo by Leo Michels
Location: Nature Reserve Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-06-04
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-06-28
Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-22
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com

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