Bush Bean

Kapok

About Bush Bean and Kapok

Bush Bean

Kapok

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

Central America, South America

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia

Types

Black turtle Cranberry Flageolet Kidney Pea Pinto White

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

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Habitat

Mixed deciduous forest, Well Drained

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

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

H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

35.60 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

50.80 cm1,830.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink

Red, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction

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

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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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Legume allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutritive

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a dye, Used in biomass

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Black Valentine'

Ceiba pentandra

Common Name

string bean field bean flageolet bean French bean garden bean green bean haricot bean pop bean

Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree

In Hindi

Bush Bean

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

In German

Buschbohne

Kapok baum

In French

Bush Bean

Fromager

In Spanish

Bush haba

Ceiba

In Greek

Μπους φασολιών

Ceiba

In Portuguese

feijão de Vagem

Mafumeira

In Polish

Bush Bean

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

In Latin

Bush Bean,

Ceiba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Malvales

Family

Fabaceae

Bombacaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Ceiba

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

7010

1 27800

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Properties of Bush Bean and Kapok

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

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Season and Care of Bush Bean and Kapok

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

Bush Bean and Kapok Physical Information

Bush Bean and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Bush Bean height is 35.60 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Bush Bean and Kapok are as follows:

Bush Bean flower color: Pink
Bush Bean leaf color: Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Bush Bean and Kapok

Care of Bush Bean and Kapok include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bush Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Bush Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water.