Little Marvel Garden Pea
Lathyrus oleraceus 'Little Marvel Garden Pea'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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'Little Marvel Garden Pea' (Lathyrus oleraceus 'Little Marvel Garden Pea') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows 18 to 24 inches tall and attracts butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Lettuce, Cherry Belle radish, and Broccoli.