Common vetch
Vicia sativa
Vicia
Fabaceae
Flowering Plants
Zone 4–10
🐾 Pet-Safe
🌱 Beginner Friendly
Common vetch is a nitrogen-fixing legume that produces attractive purple flowers and serves as excellent ground cover. It requires minimal care once established and actually improves soil quality by adding nitrogen. Best used in wildflower gardens or areas where naturalized growth is welcome.
Care Requirements
Care Level
Low
Sun
Partial Shade
Water
Moderate
Growth Rate
Fast
Mature Height
24″ – 60″
Soil
loam
Life Cycle
Perennial
Spacing
8″
Flowers
purple
Watering Schedule
Every 10-14 Days • Light To Moderate Watering, Allowing Soil To Dry Between Waterings
Soil pH
6 – 7
Temperature
-30° – 95°F
Mature Spread
up to 16″
Root Depth
Medium
Foliage
Coarse
Propagation: Seed
Ecology & Origin
Native to
Afghanistan
Alabama
Albania
Algeria
Altay
Amsterdam-St.Paul Is
Angola
Argentina Northeast
Argentina South
Arkansas
Assam
Austria
Azores
Baleares
Baltic States
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Brazil South
Attracts
🐝 Bees
🐝 Butterflies
Sources
Data: trefle, usda
Image: trefle.io — Taken May 22, 2005 by bas yves (cc-by-sa)
Hardiness Zones
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Available From (1)
Harbor Greens Nursery
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