Perennial Sweet Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	5-9 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Dry, Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	2.0
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Vines
Growth	Fast
Uses
Utility	Ground cover, Nitrogen fixer
Edible	true
Edible parts	Leaves, Seed, Seedpod
Warning	Weed potential
Names
Alternate name	Perennial pea
Taxonomy
Family	Fabaceae or leguminosae
Origin and spread
Native to	Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Colorado, Connecticut, Cyprus, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Created: 2020-11-13 19:02:42 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:41:14 UTC by andrew-haupt

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Perennial Sweet Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

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Description

Large quantities of the seed pods can be toxic: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/lathyrus-latifolius-edible-104906.html

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Cottage Dundee

by kea1981 • 143 plants

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shade-tolerant, perennial, edible vines 8a

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Perennial Sweet Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Description

In the following plans

Cottage Dundee

by kea1981 • 143 plants

On the following lists

shade-tolerant, perennial, edible vines 8a

by tina • 18

Help improve this plant