{"product_id":"100-seeds-hairy-vetch-purple-bounty-vicia-villosa-wildflower","title":"100 Seeds Hairy Vetch Purple Bounty Vicia villosa Wildflower","description":"\u003cp\u003eHairy 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nOften 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nSpecies: Vicia villosa\u003cbr\u003e\nVariety: Purple Bounty\u003cbr\u003e\nType: Annual legume\u003cbr\u003e\nPlant_Habit: Climbing, vining\u003cbr\u003e\nSun: Full sun to partial shade\u003cbr\u003e\nSoil: Well-drained loam, tolerates poor soils\u003cbr\u003e\nDays_to_Harvest: Not applicable\u003cbr\u003e\nZones: 3-8\u003cbr\u003e\nGermination: 10-21 days\u003cbr\u003e\nSowing: Direct sow in cool weather, 1\/4 to 1\/2 inch deep\u003cbr\u003e\nSpacing: 2-4 inches for cover crop, wider for ornamental use\u003cbr\u003e\nNotes: Nitrogen-fixing; late-spring to early-summer bloom\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blake's Flora \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67664773611656,"sku":"AGY-095","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4648\/6408\/files\/il_fullxfull.8098151562_8fjz_9906adf8-3793-45d9-ae2f-4b23156adbdf.jpg?v=1791898860","url":"https:\/\/www.natesgardensupply.com\/products\/100-seeds-hairy-vetch-purple-bounty-vicia-villosa-wildflower","provider":"Nate's Garden Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}