species
Lathyrus vernus
Spring pea · Spring vetchling · spring vetch · spring-vetch
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Lathyrus vernus is a perennial in the family Fabaceae, also known as Spring pea, Spring vetchling, spring vetch or spring-vetch, introduced to the UK. It reaches 30 cm tall and 30 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from March to May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 30 cm tall × 30 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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