Acerola

String Bean

About Acerola and String Bean

Acerola

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrub

Vegetable

Origin

Central America, South America

Types

Fruit Tree

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

457.20 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

243.84 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight

Plant Tolerance

Wind

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Acerola Tree

String Bean

In German

Acerola Baum

Bohne

In French

Acerola Arbre

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

String Bean

In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Acerola ligno

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Fabales

Family

Malpighiaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Malpighia

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

-115

1 27800

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Properties of Acerola and String Bean

Wondering what are the properties of Acerola and String Bean? We provide you with everything About Acerola and String Bean. Acerola doesn't have thorns and String Bean doesn't have thorns. Also Acerola does not have fragrant flowers. Acerola has allergic reactions like Pollen and String Bean has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Acerola and String Bean and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Acerola and String Bean

Season and care of Acerola and String Bean is important to know. While considering everything about Acerola and String Bean Care, growing season is an essential factor. Acerola season is Spring and Summer and String Bean season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Acerola is Loam, Sand and for String Bean is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Acerola is Alkaline and for String Bean is Neutral, Alkaline.

Acerola and String Bean Physical Information

Acerola and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Acerola and String Bean are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Acerola and String Bean

Care of Acerola and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Acerola pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer String Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.