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Pea

Pisum sativum

Also known as
  • Common Pea
  • Field Pea
  • Garden Pea
  • Green Pea
  • Sugar Pea
  • common-pea
  • garden-pea
Fabaceae
Annual
Vegetables
Attracts pollinators

About this plant

Pisum sativum, the garden pea, is an annual vegetable plant that thrives in full sun with medium water needs. It typically reaches a height of 0.3–1.5 meters and produces white flowers. This plant is suitable for USDA zones 2–11 and prefers loamy soil. It blooms from May to July.

Light

Full sun

Watering

Medium water

Soil

Loamy, Clay, Sandy

Height

0.3–1 m

Spread

0.3–0.6 m

Zones

2–11

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