Vetch
Vicia palaestina
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Vicia
- Species:
- Vicia palaestina
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 1-2 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- mar, apr, may
- Bloom Colors:
- purple
- Ground Cover:
- Yes
Reported Fauna Sightings
Bees: American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), Black and gold bumble bee (Bombus auricomus), Black and gold bumble bee (Bombus auricomus), Black-tailed bumble bee (Bombus melanopygus), Black-tailed bumble bee (Bombus melanopygus), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), bumblebee (Bombus Latreille), bumblebee (Bombus Latreille), Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis), Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Confusing bumble bee (Bombus perplexus), Confusing bumble bee (Bombus perplexus), Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii), Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii), Fernald cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus flavidus), Fernald cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus flavidus), Fuzzy-horned bumble bee (Bombus mixtus), Fuzzy-horned bumble bee (Bombus mixtus), Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans), Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans), Hunt's bumble bee (Bombus huntii), Hunt's bumble bee (Bombus huntii), Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus insularis), Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus insularis), McKay's Western Bumble Bee (Bombus mckayi), Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni), Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni), Nevada bumble bee (Bombus nevadensis), Nevada bumble bee (Bombus nevadensis), Northern amber bumble bee (Bombus borealis), Northern amber bumble bee (Bombus borealis), Obscure bumble bee (Bombus caliginosus), Obscure bumble bee (Bombus caliginosus), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), 🛑Rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), 🛑Rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), Sanderson bumble bee (Bombus sandersoni), Sanderson bumble bee (Bombus sandersoni), Sitka bumble bee (Bombus sitkensis), Sitka bumble bee (Bombus sitkensis), Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarius), Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarius), Two-form bumble bee (Bombus bifarius), Two-form bumble bee (Bombus bifarius), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei), van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei), Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), White-shouldered bumble bee (Bombus appositus), White-shouldered bumble bee (Bombus appositus), Yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus), Yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus), Yellow head bumble bee (Bombus flavifrons), Yellow head bumble bee (Bombus flavifrons), Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola), Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) Butterflies:American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), Arctic White (Pieris angelika), Arctic White (Pieris angelika), Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis), Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis), (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus canadensis), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Yellows (Colias Fabricius), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Crescents (Phyciodes Hübner), Crossline Skipper (Limochores Scudder), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii), Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii), (Thymelicus lineola), (Thymelicus lineola), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Grass Skippers (Monza Evans), Great Southern White (Ascia monuste), Great Southern White (Ascia monuste), Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok), Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok), Horace's Duskywing (Gesta Evans), Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Little Glassywing (Vernia verna), Little Glassywing (Vernia verna), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), ⚠️Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit), Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit), Northern Broken-Dash (Polites egeremet), Northern Cloudywing (Cecropterus Herrich-Schäffer), Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta), Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta), Northern Marble (Euchloe creusa), Northern Marble (Euchloe creusa), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Peck's Skipper (Polites coras), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Ringlets (Coenonympha Hübner), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus), Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus), Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo), Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo), Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene), Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene), Southern Broken-Dash (Polites otho), Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima), Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles), Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles), Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio Linnaeus), Vanessa atalanta (Vanessa atalanta), Viceroy (Limenitis archippus), Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula), Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), witches (Euphyes-Pompeius-Wallengrenia sp.) (Euphyes Scudder), Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- well-drained, fertile loamy soil
- pH:
- 6.0 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- dry to moderate
- Notes:
- native to Mediterranean regions with seasonal rainfall