Beardtongue

String Bean

About Beardtongue and String Bean

Beardtongue

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

Origin

South-Central United States

Central America, South America

Types

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

2002

0 40000

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Habitat

Rocky areas

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

No Available

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

30.00 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

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

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged 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

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

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON cobaea

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Beardtongue

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Beardtongue

String Bean

In German

Bartfaden

Bohne

In French

beardtongue

Haricot vert

In Spanish

beardtongue

String Bean

In Greek

Beardtongue

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Beardtongue

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Beardtongue

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

ursus lingua

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Equisetopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Fabales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Penstemon

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

261115

1 27800

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Properties of Beardtongue and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Beardtongue and String Bean

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

Beardtongue and String Bean Physical Information

Beardtongue and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Beardtongue and String Bean are as follows:

Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Beardtongue and String Bean

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