🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Pigeon Pea
Cajanus cajan
vegetables
Perennial Shrub
Fabaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Low
🗺️ Zones
9-12
🧪 Soil pH
5.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, poor tolerated
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
3-6 ft
📐 Height
6-12 ft
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Corn
Tall pigeon pea provides partial shade for corn
🤝 Sorghum
Both deep-rooted drought-tolerant crops
🤝 Sweet Potato
Pigeon pea fixes nitrogen for sweet potato
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Essential tropical protein source. Perennial living for 3-5 years. Deep taproot - drought-proof.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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