Find a Plant#
© Ernie Marx
American vetch
Vicia americana
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. (or less) to 6.0 in.
Spread: 4.0 in.; (or less) to 6.0 in. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous, Vine
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades, Purple Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Clay, Loam, pH adaptable, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Sprawling and weak vine habit.