Black Pea
About Black Pea
Black Pea is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Black Pea likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Taxonomy
Lathyrus niger
Lathyrus
Fabaceae
Fabales
Also known as
black pea, blackening flat pea and black bitter vetch
How to care for Black Pea
How often to water your Black Pea
Black Pea needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Black Pea in your home
Black Pea love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Black Pea does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Black Pea in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Black Pea
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Black Pea after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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My plant is dying and I don’t know what’s wrong My plant pete has been dying and I don’t know what’s wrong. So it first started when his soil was wet for a very long time and when it first in a long time turned dry only in the middle though, I took this opportunity to water him because I was concerned. Then after this his soil was just wet for so long and today I watered him knowing yes that his soil still looked wet. And I come back from school and his leaves are falling off more and I don’t know what to do. I’m scared, I don’t want him to die. Please help! The pictures are from today. BTW, the first picture is only the middle part of him, the top part has a couple of leaves and his pea. And stem is still strong.
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What’s going on??😭 What’s wrong with my #SeaVetchling and how do I fix it? 😭 #Transplant #Propagation #NotSoHappyPlants
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Spooky Cat has made an appearance. I also impulsively bought this beauty while picking up extra candy for trick or treating at the store. This is my redemption arc after not knowing how to take care of an orchid and losing all its blooms and still has not regrown flower shoots for two years. #catsofgreg #catsandplants #spookyseason #greggetsspooky
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Snow peas are fading Is it because I've put it in direct sunlight for about 5 hrs a day? I know nothing - please help!
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Am I watering too much?
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New update on my pea shoots: In only three days they grew a whole three inches! Here’s a picture ⬇️
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Does anyone know why my pea plant’s leaves are yellow and dead towards the bottom of the plant? It may just be that it’s too hot here for them to be at their best. It’s consistently 95-100 degrees.
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Why are my pea leavs turning brown and crunchy? Peas grew and I picked them and there's even some new growth
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Second round of peas are coming along nicely 🥰❤️
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So I see white spots on my peas!!! I’m wondering what it is?? Hopefully it’s not root rot.
Care Summary for Black Pea
Black Pea
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.