100 Seeds Hairy Vetch Purple Bounty Vicia villosa Wildflower

Hairy Vetch Purple Bounty is a cool-season annual legume grown for its trailing stems and vivid violet-purple flower spikes that appear in late spring and early summer. It is a popular choice for meadow plantings, cottage gardens, and pollinator-friendly landscapes, where its abundant blooms draw bees and other beneficial insects.
Often used as a cover crop, green manure, or ornamental wildflower, Hairy Vetch performs best when sown in cool weather and allowed to develop its vining, climbing growth. It pairs well with cereal grains in mixed sowings and adds texture and color to naturalized areas. For ornamental use it can be allowed to scramble over low supports or left to sprawl along borders.
Species: Vicia villosa
Variety: Purple Bounty
Type: Annual legume
Plant_Habit: Climbing, vining
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-drained loam, tolerates poor soils
Days_to_Harvest: Not applicable
Zones: 3-8
Germination: 10-21 days
Sowing: Direct sow in cool weather, 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep
Spacing: 2-4 inches for cover crop, wider for ornamental use
Notes: Nitrogen-fixing; late-spring to early-summer bloom