Everlasting peavine

Everlasting peavine

Key identifying traits

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  Plant stems grow prostrate with stems up to 7’ long with a climbing growth habit
  
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  Stems have broad wings
  
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  Leaflets form in pairs and are lance shaped
  
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  Flowers can be white, pink, or red and grow in clusters of 5 to 15
  
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  Very similar to ornamental sweet peas but much hardier
  
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  Tendrils form between leaflets
  
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  Seeds form in pods resembling edible peas
  

Biology and ecology

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  A perennial plant reproducing by seeds and rhizomatous root system
  
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  Everlasting peavine is native to Europe
  
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  It is used as an ornamental and has also been used for erosion control
  
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  It is still widely sold as an ornamental but can escape its intended area and become weedy
  

Control

Chemical –the PNW Weed Management handbook does not have it listed as a problem weed but herbicides that work on legumes (clovers & peas) should be effective