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Fabaceae
Yellow vetchling
Lathyrus aphaca
Also known as Pisum aphaca, Lathyrus polyanthus, Vicia exstipulata, Lathyrus aphaca var. stipularis
Native Plants · Wildflower · Climbing · Meadow · Legume · Yellow Flowers · Annual · Native · Pollinator · Poor Soil · Scrambler
Yellow vetchling is a slender, climbing annual or short-lived perennial that thrives in poor, well-drained soils with full sun to partial shade and minimal care. Its distinctive arrow-shaped stipules replace true leaves, giving it a unique appearance among wildflower meadow plants. It is best suited for naturalistic plantings, meadow gardens, or as a low-maintenance scrambler over fences and other plants.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; this plant tolerates lean conditions and only needs supplemental watering during prolonged dry spells · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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