General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers

Image
Common names
  • Chickpea
  • Garbanzo Bean

Photo Gallery
Location: Market
Date: 2014-10-07
fresh picked pods
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: July-
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: June-July
Cicer arietinum'Pisum'    A good result from seeds

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell

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