An annual climber whose native land is unknown but can be found in Europe, Asia, North Africa and parts of South America.
...Read MoreHas oval, pointed, mid-green leaflets divided into pairs. Bears single, small, blue, pea like flowers often veined in pink. The flowers turn white as they age.
Flowers June-August
Loves a well-drained, fertile soil in sun or light shade. A good if somewhat small flowered plant to scramble through an informal border.
Sometimes used as an animal fodder, green manure and in homeopathic medicine.
While the pea can be eaten it's most heartily not recommended as it need specific preparation. Animals and people eating this pea are subject to Lathyrism which is a paralysing disease.
An annual climber whose native land is unknown but can be found in Europe, Asia, North Africa and parts of South America.
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