Vetch Crown Coronilla Varia is an herbaceous perennial vine that is native to Europe, Asia and Africa. Crown Vetch seeds can be planted outdoors in spring, summer, and fall. Also known as Trailing Crown-vetch, Crownvetch, Purple Crown Vetch, and Securigera Varia this perennial grows very fast forming sprawling mats of dense billowy, green foliage and growing up to twenty inches tall. The masses of pea-like flowers range in color white to pink or purple clustering atop the green foliage and blooming from June until frost. Coronilla Varia has a branched, fibrous root system, and its rhizomes can extend up to 10 feet, so an individual plant can cover 70 to 100 square feet within four years.

Crown Vetch is one of the easiest, fastest, and economical groundcovers to cover bare ground, and this trailing vine can be often found growing along the side or center divider of highways, particularly on steep banks or slopes. Crown Vetch is a very effective way to prevent soil erosion, choke out weeds, and beautify the landscape with minimal effort or cost, but it must be noted that Crown Vetch is invasive, so it can displace native plant species from their habitats. Coronilla Varia seeds are fairly slow to germinate; therefore, if they are planted directly outside at the end of summer or early fall, the seeds have to be planted 10 weeks before first hard frost date for successful establishment. The established Purple Crown Vetch tolerates drought, poor soil, and it even alters native ecosystems through nitrogen fixation, enhancing soil fertility.

PLANT PROFILE
Season: Perennial
Height: 20 Inches
Bloom Season: Summer/Fall
Environment: Sun/Partial Shade
Soil Type: Average/Poor/Dry/Moist well-drained, pH 5.5 and Up
USDA Zones: 3-10

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Sow Indoors: N/A
Sow Outdoors: Spring/Summer/Fall
Seed Depth: 1/4 Inch
Germination Time: 21-35 Days

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WARRANTY

OVM Seeds (the seller) warrants seed to be of the variety and quantity advertised. For domestic U.S. shipments, safe delivery is guaranteed, and if the shipment is insured, the seeds lost or damaged during shipment will be replaced at seller's expense. Claims must be made within 15 days of shipment. All other replacements, refunds, returns and exchanges will be made at the sole discretion of the seller.

Seed is a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such as proper planting time, seed depth, type of soil, irrigation, proper use of fertilizers, weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather conditions during the growing period. Germination is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. These factors are totally out of the seller's control and are the buyer's responsibility and risk. Consequently, the seller cannot unconditionally guarantee seed to perform properly regardless of conditions or the buyer's methods or mistakes.

This is the sole warranty; we make no other, express or implied. We cannot guarantee establishment of seed due to various factors over which we have no control. Liability, whether contractual, for negligence or otherwise, is limited in all respects to the amount of the purchase price of the seeds, regardless of the nature, cause or extent of the loss. It is expressly agreed that this limited remedy is exclusive and that we shall not be liable for any damages over and above the purchase price of this product. And as a condition to any liability on our part, we must receive notice by registered mail of any claim.