Aibika

String Bean

About Aibika and String Bean

Aibika

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

Origin

Tropical Asia

Central America, South America

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Rocky Mountains, wastelands

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

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

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring, Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Moist, Rich

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Bedding, Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water Deeply

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Moist, Rich

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

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

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food

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

Vegetable

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Abelmoschus manihot

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

aibika

String Bean

In German

Maniok-Bisameibisch

Bohne

In French

L'Aibika

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Aibika

String Bean

In Greek

aibika

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Aibika

Feijão de corda

In Polish

aibika

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

aibika

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Fabales

Family

Malvaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Abelmoschus

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

15115

1 27800

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Properties of Aibika and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Aibika and String Bean

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

Aibika and String Bean Physical Information

Aibika and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Aibika and String Bean are as follows:

Aibika flower color: White
Aibika leaf color: Dark Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Aibika and String Bean

Care of Aibika and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aibika pruning is done Remove dead leaves and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Aibika 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.