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About Adam's Needle and Pole Bean


About Pole Bean and Adam's Needle


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent  
Vegetable  

Origin
Southeastern United States  
Central America, South America  

Types
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard  
Black turtle,Cranberry,Flageolet  

Number of Varieties
15  
99+
9  
99+

Habitat
Dry areas, Hot climate regions  
Cultivated Beds  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-10  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
-  

Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 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
Clump-Forming  
Vining/Climbing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.00 cm  
99+
120.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
White, Pink, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Green, Tan  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Purple, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Several shades of Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Trident shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings  
Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
-  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single, Double  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
Yes  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flies  
-  

Allergy
-  
Food Allergy  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
anti-cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypoglycaemic, Hypotensive  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root  
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes  
Used as a dye, Used in biomass  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cottage garden  
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Yucca filamentosa  
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Blue Lake'  

Common Name
Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca  
common bean, French Bean, Kidney bean  

In Hindi
Adam's needle  
बाकला  

In German
Fädige Palmlilie  
Gartenbohne  

In French
Yucca filamentosa  
Haricot  

In Spanish
Yucca filamentosa  
Phaseolus vulgaris  

In Greek
Adam's Needle  
Phaseolus vulgaris  

In Portuguese
Adam's Needle  
Feijão  

In Polish
Jukka karolińska  
Fasola zwykła  

In Latin
Adam's Needle  
Phaseolus vulgaris  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Liliales  
Fabales  

Family
Agavaceae  
Fabaceae  

Genus
Yucca  
Phaseolus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
Phaseoleae  

Subfamily
Agavoideae  
Faboideae  

Number of Species
30  
100  

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Properties of Adam's Needle and Pole Bean

Wondering what are the properties of Adam's Needle and Pole Bean? We provide you with everything About Adam's Needle and Pole Bean. Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns and Pole Bean doesn't have thorns. Also Adam's Needle does not have fragrant flowers. Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like and Pole Bean has allergic reactions like . 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 Adam's Needle and Pole Bean and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Adam's Needle and Pole Bean

Season and care of Adam's Needle and Pole Bean is important to know. While considering everything about Adam's Needle and Pole Bean Care, growing season is an essential factor. Adam's Needle season is Spring and Pole Bean season is Spring. The type of soil for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand and for Pole Bean is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Pole Bean is Neutral, Alkaline.

Adam's Needle and Pole Bean Physical Information

Adam's Needle and Pole Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Pole Bean height is 120.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Adam's Needle and Pole Bean are as follows:

Care of Adam's Needle and Pole Bean

Care of Adam's Needle and Pole Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Pole Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pole Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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