Hairy Vetch Seeds - Heirloom Flower Garden Seeds for Growing
Hairy Vetch Seeds - Heirloom Flower Garden Seeds for Growing
Hairy Vetch is a cool-season legume plant grown for its vigorous trailing growth habit and seasonal purple flower production. This vetch variety is commonly cultivated in cover crop systems, pasture planting, erosion control areas, and garden soil improvement plantings. The plant develops climbing or spreading stems with fine green foliage and produces clusters of small purple flowers during the blooming season. It performs best in moderate temperatures with full sun to partial shade exposure and well-drained soil. Hairy Vetch is widely grown in agricultural fields, home gardens, and landscape management systems for seasonal ground coverage and soil-support planting.
Features
- Produces small purple flowering clusters
- Suitable for cover crop and pasture planting systems
- Vigorous trailing and climbing growth habit
- Suitable for soil coverage and erosion control
- Performs well in well-drained soil conditions
- Grows well in full sun to partial shade
- Suitable for seasonal outdoor planting
- Adapted to cool-season growing conditions
- Develops dense foliage coverage
- Suitable for garden and field cultivation systems
Specifications
- Scientific Name: Vicia villosa
- Common Name (US): Hairy Vetch
- Seed Type / Variety: Legume Cover Crop Seeds
- Growth Habit: Annual trailing or climbing legume
- USDA Zones: 3 to 10
- Planting Season: Fall and early spring
- Growing Season: Cool season crop
- Sowing Season: Direct sowing in cool conditions
- Sowing Months: February to April, September to November
- Germination Time and Conditions: 7 to 14 days at 10 to 20°C
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Requirements: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil
- Watering Needs: Moderate moisture
- Mature Plant Size: 60 to 150 cm vine length
- Plant Spacing: 15 to 30 cm