Babaco

Faba Bean

About Babaco and Faba Bean

Babaco

Faba Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Fruit, Shrub

Vegetable

Origin

South America

Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia

Types

V. × heilbornii

Vicia faba

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Cropland, Farms, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-9

10-6

Sunset Zone

H1, 17, 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

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm5.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Vegetative Reproduction

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Seeds

Other Uses

Used in making champagne

Used as a laxative, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

VICIA faba

Common Name

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

Fava Bean, Bell Bean, English Bean, Pigeon Bean, Horse Bean

In Hindi

Babaco

faba बीन

In German

Babaco

Ackerbohne

In French

Babaco

féverole

In Spanish

Babaco

haba

In Greek

Babaco

faba φασόλι

In Portuguese

Babaco

faba feijão

In Polish

Babaco

bobik

In Latin

Babaco

faba Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Fabales

Family

Caricaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Vasconcellea

Vicia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Vicieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

118

1 27800

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Properties of Babaco and Faba Bean

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

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Season and Care of Babaco and Faba Bean

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

Babaco and Faba Bean Physical Information

Babaco and Faba Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Faba Bean height is 120.00 cm and width 5.60 cm. The color specification of Babaco and Faba Bean are as follows:

Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Faba Bean flower color: White and Purple
Faba Bean leaf color: Green

Care of Babaco and Faba Bean

Care of Babaco and Faba Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots and Faba Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Faba Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.