Fabaceae
Vigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana
Vigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana
Also known as Vigna huillensis, Vigna unguiculata var. dekindtiana, Vigna unguiculata var. huillensis, Vigna dekindtiana
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Wild Cowpea · Legume · African Native · Tropical · Ground Cover · Nitrogen-Fixing · Cover Crop · Perennial · Vigna · Soil Improver
Dekindtiana wild cowpea is a vigorous perennial legume native to sub-Saharan Africa, valued for its role as a ground cover and soil improver in tropical systems. It grows best in warm climates with regular moisture and partial sun exposure, and its fast growth rate makes it effective for erosion control and cover cropping. This nitrogen-fixing species requires minimal fertilization and is best grown outdoors in tropical or subtropical gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly, keeping soil consistently moist but ensuring good drainage to prevent waterlogging · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- 20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf Of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, New Guinea
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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