trefle.io · Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. (public)
Fabaceae
American vetch
Vicia americana
Also known as Tare vetch, Abacosa americana, Purple vetch, Wild pea
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Vining · Nitrogen Fixer · Wildflower · Pollinator · Meadow · Legume · Climbing Plant · Perennial
American vetch is a low-maintenance native climbing vine that fixes nitrogen in the soil, making it a valuable addition to wildflower meadows and native plant gardens. It prefers partial shade to full sun with average moisture and will scramble through surrounding vegetation naturally with minimal care. Allow it to naturalize freely or provide a light trellis for support in more formal garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately allowing soil to approach dryness between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.9–7.2
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, District Of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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