Plant family
Peas, beans & the legume family — Fabaceae
113 species across 17 genera in the Growli library
The legume family is the third-largest of all plant families and a garden mainstay — peas, beans, sweet peas, lupins, wisteria and baptisia — most recognisable by their pea-like flowers and seed pods.
Browse peas, beans & the legume family by genus
All peas, beans & the legume family we cover
- 'Borlotto' Bean
- 'Cherokee Trail of Tears' Bean
- 'Scarlet Runner' Bean
- Adzuki Bean
- American wisteria
- Aquadulce Broad Bean
- Arroyo Lupine
- Ashy Broom
- Atlantic Wild Indigo
- Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
- Bean
- Bitter Vetch
- Black Gram
- Black Medick
- Black Turtle Bean
- Blue Wild Indigo
- Broad Bean
- Bush Vetch
- Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
- Cercis canadensis 'Lavender Twist'
- Cercis siliquastrum
- Chinese Redbud
- Climbing French Bean
- Common Bird's-foot Trefoil
- Common Broom
- Cowpea
- Cream Wild Indigo
- Cupani sweet pea
- Dwarf French Bean
- Everlasting Sweet Pea
- Fava Bean
- Fordhook Lima Bean
- French Climbing Bean
- Garden Pea
- Hairy Rattleweed
- Haricot Vert
- Kentucky wisteria
- Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean
- Knotted Clover
- Laburnum × watereri 'Vossii'
- Lima beans
- Lincoln Pea
- Longcluster Japanese Wisteria
- Lupin 'The Governor'
- Lupine
- Lupinus 'Chandelier'
- Lupinus 'Manhattan Lights'
- Lupinus 'Masterpiece'
- Lupinus 'Tequila Flame'
- Lupinus 'The Governor'
- Lupinus polyphyllus 'Gallery Blue'
- Lydian Broom
- Mangetout Pea
- Meadow Vetchling
- Mortgage Lifter Bean
- Mount Etna Broom
- Mung Bean
- Narrow-leaved Everlasting Pea
- Nootka Lupin
- Painted Lady sweet pea
- Pea
- Pinto Bean
- Pole beans
- Purple Prairie Clover
- Purple-leafed Clover
- Rattlesnake Pole Bean
- Rayed Broom
- Red Feather Clover
- Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
- Roundhead Prairie Clover
- Russell Lupin 'Band of Nobles'
- Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean
- Scarlet Runner Bean
- Sea Pea
- Silky Lupine
- Silky Prairie Clover
- Silky wisteria
- Silvery Lupine
- Sky Lupine
- Snap peas
- Snow Pea
- Snow peas
- Spanish Gorse
- Spencer Mixed sweet pea
- Spencer Waved sweet pea
- Streambank Lupine
- Sugar Snap Pea
- Sulphur Clover
- Sweet pea
- Sweet Pea 'Cupani'
- Sweet Pea 'Spencer'
- Telephone Pea
- Tepary Bean
- Texas Bluebonnet
- Texas Bluebonnet Subsp.
- The Governor lupine
- Tongue of Fire Bean
- Tufted Vetch
- Two-Flowered Everlasting Pea
- White Clover
- White Prairie Clover
- White Wild Indigo
- Wild Lupine
- Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls'
- Wisteria floribunda
- Wisteria floribunda 'Multijuga'
- Wisteria sinensis
- Wisteria sinensis 'Alba'
- Wood Vetch
- Yardlong Bean
- Yellow Prairie Wild Indigo
- Yellow Wild Indigo
- Zigzag Clover
Peas, beans & the legume family — frequently asked questions
Are peas, beans & the legume family toxic to cats and dogs?
Most peas, beans & the legume family are not pet-safe. Of the 113 peas, beans & the legume family in the Growli library, 82 (73%) carry a toxic or mildly-toxic ASPCA classification and 31 are pet-safe. They are not uniformly safe, so always confirm the exact species on its pet-safety page before trusting it around cats or dogs.
How much light do peas, beans & the legume family need?
Most peas, beans & the legume family want plenty of direct sun — 105 of the 113 in our library do best there. If yours stretches toward the window or loses its variegation it needs more light; scorched or bleached leaves mean it is getting too much.
Are peas, beans & the legume family easy to care for?
Some peas, beans & the legume family suit experienced growers — several want strong light, sharp drainage or a specific seasonal rhythm. Check the individual species page for the exact regime before you buy.
What is the Fabaceae family?
The Fabaceae family — the peas, beans & the legume family — groups 113 species across 17 genera in the Growli library, most prominently Phaseolus, Lupinus, Lathyrus. Members share a broadly similar light, water and soil pattern, which is why it pays to learn the family before the individual plant.
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