trefle.io · Taken May 18, 2019 by Michaela Dreyer (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Hedge vetch
Vicia sepium
Also known as Atossa sepium, Vicia sepium var. microphylla, Vicia sepium var. ochroleuca, Vicia sepium var. pubescens
Native Plants · Vetch · Legume · Nitrogen Fixing · Ground Cover · Wildflower · Purple Flowers · Climbing · Wildlife · Native
Hedge vetch is a nitrogen-fixing legume that thrives in partial shade with minimal care. It naturally enriches soil through its root nodules and spreads to form attractive ground cover. This hardy perennial produces small purple flowers that attract beneficial pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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