COMMON VETCH
Summary
Common vetch is a high-yielding winter annual legume used for forage, cover-cropping, wildlife and pollinator habitat.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 1 - Northwest Coastal, 2 - California Coastal, 3 - Southern Mountain, 4 - Mountain, 5 - Midwest, 6 - Northeast Lakes, 7 - Great Lakes South, 8 - Appalacia, 9 - Southeast, 10 - South Florida
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- 24" - 48"
- Bloom Period
- Early-Spring
- Bloom Color
- Purple
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Growing Cycle
- Annual
- Growth Habit
- Other
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Fall
- Plant Depth
- 1"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 42° F
- Establishment
- Easy
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 39,600
- Kingdom
- PLANTAE
- Subkingdom
- TRACHEOBIONTA
- Super Division
- SPERMATOPHYTA
- Division
- MAGNOLIOPHYTA
- Class
- MAGNOLIOPSIDA
- Subclass
- ROSIDAE
- Order
- FABALES
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Genus
- VICIA
- Species
- VICIA SATIVA
Coverage Area & Available Sizes
Applications
Vetch’s capacity to provide a heavy mulch aids in soil and water conservation.
Vetch is noted for its ability to fix large quantities of nitrogen.
It is grown for hay, pasture, silage, seed, or as interim cover on disturbed soil.
Notes
Don’t forget to purchase the required inoculant for this product.
