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
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 2020 National

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

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antsinmypants On June 15, 2023 Seeds sown
12 Into hanging pot by Arch Garden after a 24-hour soak.
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