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Common lentil

Lens culinaris subsp. culinaris

Fabaceae
Annual
Ornamental
Attracts pollinators

About this plant

Common lentil is an annual ornamental plant from the Fabaceae family, widely cultivated for its edible seeds. It thrives in full sun with medium watering, suitable for USDA zones 2-11, and grows 0.3-0.6 meters tall. It blooms from June to July with white, pink, and purple flowers, preferring loamy, sandy, or clay soil. It is not fragrant, attracts pollinators, is non-toxic, and not evergreen.

Light

Full sun

Watering

Medium water

Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Clay

Height

0.3–0.6 m

Spread

0.1–0.2 m

Zones

2–11

Flower colors

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