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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 36 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Cu (Copper)
Co (Cobalt)
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa).

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Common names
  • Hairy Vetch
  • Russian Vetch
  • Large Russian Vetch
  • Winter Vetch

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Location: Southern Pines, NC ( SW Broad)
Date: May 10, 2023
Hairy Vetch # 441; RAB p. 629, 98-36-6; AG page 142, 32-30-?; LHB
Location: Southern Pines, NC (SW Broad)
Date: April 19, 2024
Hairy Vetch # 441; RAB p. 629, 98-36-6; AG page 142, 32-30-?; LHB
Location: Southern Pines, NC (SW Broad)
Date: May 10, 2023
Common Vetch # 441; RAB p. 629, 98-36-6; AG page 142, 32-30-?; LH
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-06-10
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Southern Pines, NC (SW Broad)
Date: April 19, 2024
Hairy Vetch # 441; RAB p. 629, 98-36-6; AG page 142, 32-30-?; LHB
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Midlothian road)
Date: May 17, 2023
Hairy Vetch # 441; RAB p. 629, 98-36-6; AG page 142, 32-30-?; LHB
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-04-19
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2013-04-06

Photo by Leo Michels
Location: Twisp
Date: June
The vetch takes over our whole pasture. It really attracts the 'j
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2003-04-16
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2003-04-16
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Location: Sage Ranch, Simi Valley, California
Date: 2010-05-03
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-08-17
Location: IL
Date: 2004-05-25
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-22

 Courtesy Outsidepride
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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Location: Tennessee
Date: 2011-09-07
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2003-04-16
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2003-04-16
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-17
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-03
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2014-08-09
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2014-08-09
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 2, 2013 5:30 PM concerning plant:
    This is my favorite of all the vetches commonly used as color crops. Delicate airy foliage with really pretty but quite small purple flowers. Hairy Vetch does not much like the heat of summer so I grow it mainly in the spring and fall. Very attractive to bees.
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WebTucker On May 10, 2023 Bloomed
Retro67 On March 16, 2024 Seeds sown
sewed on south faces with seed mix
Retro67 From August 22, 2023 to January 30, 2024 Seeds germinated
Seeded this with crimson clover in south east hugel. did not bloom before first frost.
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