General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Self

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Common names
  • Garden Pea
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lathyrus oleraceus
  • Synonym: Pisum sativum

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2022-05-16
Pretty purple pods
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2022-05-14
Growing up through the top of a tomato cage
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2022-05-14
Location: Northeastern, Texas
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lovesblooms On March 17, 2020 Seeds germinated
lovesblooms On March 5, 2020 Seeds sown
direct no soak no inoculant
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