trefle.io · Taken Apr 3, 2021 by Georges Blanchot (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Spring-vetch
Lathyrus vernus
Also known as Lathyrus vernus var. flaccidus, Lathyrus vernus subvar. albiflorus, Orobus vernus, Lathyrus vernus subsp. gracilis
Native Plants · Spring Vetch · Lathyrus · Woodland · Perennial · Part Shade · Ground Cover · Spring Bloomer · Legume · European Native
Spring-vetch is a hardy woodland perennial that thrives in partial shade with consistently moist, well-drained soil. It produces charming purple-pink flowers in early spring and requires very little intervention once established. It is an excellent low-maintenance ground cover for shaded borders and woodland gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Krasnoyarsk
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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