Lillian's Caseload Garden Pea
Lathyrus oleraceus 'Lillians Caseload Garden Pea'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 feet tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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'Lillian's Caseload Garden Pea' (Lathyrus oleraceus 'Lillian's Caseload Garden Pea') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows about 36 inches tall and 12 inches wide, so a trellis helps. Bees and butterflies visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Lettuce, Cherry Belle radish, Broccoli, and Potato.