Common Name
Hog-peanut
Plant Form
Herbs
Vines
Duration
Annual
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7,
8,
9
Additional Info
Habitat: Woodlands, thickets, brushy ravines, and roadside banks; dry or moist soils. Common throughout Virginia.
Wildlife value: Flowers provide pollen and nectar to native bumblebees and honeybees. Serves as a vital host for the Northern Cloudywing and Silver-spotted Skipper butterflies.
Notes: Native annual or perennial in the Bean family (Fabaceae). Remains mostly as a ground cover or twine delicately around nearby plants.
High Value Generalist
Earth Sangha lists this plant as a "High Value Generalist" because it is easy to grow, occurs across a wide range of habitats and is known to be of high value to wildlife
Flower Color
Cream/White
Pink
Bloom Time
Late Summer
Bloom Month
July
August
September
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Soil Texture
Loamy
Sandy
Commercially available
Yes
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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