Broad-leaved everlasting-pea - Lathyrus latifolius

• Add to Pick List
• Back to search results

Broad-leaved everlasting-pea - Lathyrus latifolius
© Susan A Tindall

The broad-leaved everlasting pea is a winged-stemmed tendril climber with broad, blunt oval leaves showing obvious veins. It has large and vivid magenta flowers which are up to three centimetres across. These are followed by long, up to 11cm, brown pods. This is a useful plant to have scrambling over a trellis or weaving its way through a mixed hedge in full sun.

The foliage offers food for a number of different caterpillars and beetles. Bumble bees seek out the flowers, as does the day-flying silver Y moth (and perhaps also other moth species). This species is a garden escape, first recorded in the wild about 100 years ago and now occurs widely on road and railway banks, sea-cliffs and waste ground.

Animals

Bees and wasps, Butterflies, Moths, Silver y moth

Foliage	Green
Flower	Pink, June to August
Moisture	(Dry)
Sunlight	(Full sun)
Origin	Non-native