Vigna Luteola " Hairypod Cowpea"

Vigna Luteola " Hairypod Cowpea" host plant

 Butterfly host plant for cassius blue (Leptotes cassius), dorantes longtail (Urbanus dorantes), gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), and long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus) butterflies. 

Pot Size: 1 Gallon

Height: 8" to 16"

Facts about Hairypod Cowpea host plant:

This little vine also known as Hairy Cowpea is an important host plant for the Cassius blue butterfly  Description: Cowpea is a weedy vine with alternate, compound leaves on long petioles. The flowers are produced in few flowered clusters at the top of angled stems that stand well above the foliage.

* Family: Fabaceae

* Zones: 8 to 10

* Height: up to 8 feet

* Bloom Time:  all year

* Sun: Full sun to part shade

* Water: Medium