Air Plant

String Bean

About Air Plant and String Bean

Air Plant

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Epiphyte

Vegetable

Origin

North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America

Central America, South America

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

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

Rosette/Stemless

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.00 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Silver, Gray

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry

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

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

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

Beautification

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

Whole plant

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine

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

Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TILLANDSIA

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Air Plant, Airplant

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Air Plant

String Bean

In German

Klimaanlagen

Bohne

In French

Plante air

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Planta de Aire

String Bean

In Greek

Air φυτών

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Air planta

Feijão de corda

In Polish

powietrza

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Air Planta

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Fabales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Tillandsia

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Tillandsioideae.

Faboideae

Number of Species

700115

1 27800

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Properties of Air Plant and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Air Plant and String Bean

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

Air Plant and String Bean Physical Information

Air Plant and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Air Plant height is 10.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Air Plant and String Bean are as follows:

Air Plant flower color: Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink and Plum
Air Plant leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Silver
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Air Plant and String Bean

Care of Air Plant and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Air Plant pruning is done Prune to control growth 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 Air Plant 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.