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Fabaceae
Cowpea
Vigna unguiculata
Also known as Phaseolus unguiculatus, Vigna unguiculata subvar. typica, Southern pea, Field pea
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Cowpea · Black Eyed Pea · Legume · Edible · Heat Tolerant · Vegetable Garden · Nitrogen Fixing · Southern Pea · Food Crop · Warm Season
Cowpea is a heat-loving, drought-adaptable legume that performs best in full sun with warm temperatures above 60°F. It is highly tolerant of poor soils and actually improves soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen through root nodules. Sow seeds directly in the garden after the last frost, water regularly until established, and reduce watering once plants are growing vigorously.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until it drains from the base; allow top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Botswana, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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