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Fabaceae
Pigeonpea
Cajanus cajan
Also known as Gungo pea, Red gram, Congo pea, Cajanus cajan var. flavus
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Legume · Tropical Shrub · Edible Seeds · Nitrogen Fixing · Drought Tolerant · Food Crop · Cover Crop · Tropical Garden · Permaculture
Pigeonpea is a hardy, drought-tolerant shrub legume that grows best in full sun to partial shade with well-draining soil. It is largely self-sufficient once established, fixing nitrogen in the soil and requiring minimal fertilization. Commonly grown for its protein-rich seeds, it also serves as a living windbreak or cover crop in tropical and subtropical gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil lightly moist but never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -10°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 6a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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