Blue Giant

String Bean

About Blue Giant and String Bean

Blue Giant

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Cactus or Succulent

Vegetable

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Central America, South America

Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

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

Rosette/Stemless

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

17.78 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.16 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

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

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

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

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

String Bean

In German

Blue Giant Grass

Bohne

In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

String Bean

In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Giant herba blue

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Fabales

Family

Agavaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Dasylirion

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

22115

1 27800

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Properties of Blue Giant and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and String Bean

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

Blue Giant and String Bean Physical Information

Blue Giant and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and String Bean are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Blue Giant and String Bean

Care of Blue Giant and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves 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 Blue Giant 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.