Fabaceae
Vicia sativa subsp. cordata
Vicia sativa subsp. cordata
Also known as Vicia sativa var. cordata, Vicia heterophylla f. platyphylla, Vicia angustifolia var. cordata, Vicia cordata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Vetch · Legume · Cover Crop · Nitrogen Fixing · Vining · Fabaceae · Wildflower · Purple Flowers · Perennial · Pollinator
Heart-podded vetch is a fast-growing leguminous vine that fixes nitrogen in the soil, making it excellent for cover cropping or naturalizing in meadow settings. It prefers well-drained soils with partial sun and regular moisture. Its purple flowers attract bees and butterflies, adding ecological value to any planting.
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
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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