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Fabaceae
Meadow vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis
Also known as Meadow peavine, Lathyrus pratensis var. velutinus, Lathyrus pratensis subsp. lusseri, Lathyrus pratensis var. montanus
Native Plants · Wildflower · Climbing · Pollinator · Meadow · Perennial · Native · Legume · Yellow Flowers
Meadow vetchling is a climbing perennial wildflower that thrives in meadow gardens with minimal intervention. It prefers well-draining soil and benefits from support structures for its climbing habit. This low-maintenance plant attracts pollinators and naturalizes easily in appropriate settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Moderate watering, allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- 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
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ethiopia, Finland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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