A fast-growing ground cover with vibrant flowers sounds like a great garden addition. However, this particular perennial is ...

Let’s figure it out! Vetch sounds pretty cool, but do we even know what vetch is? Vetches are a member of the pea family, scientifically known as Fabaceae. This family is the third-largest plant ...

DESCRIPTION: The Peirson's milk vetch is a perennial herb with erect stems, eight to 36 inches long. Flower clusters contain five to 20 flowers with pink-purple petals, often white tipped. The fruit ...

Agricultural geneticists have released "Purple Bounty," the first winter-hardy, early-flowering vetch for the northern United States. Until now, hairy vetch -- a cover crop and weed-suppressing mulch ...