Bush Bean

Portulaca

About Bush Bean and Portulaca

Bush Bean

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Central America, South America

South America

Types

Black turtle Cranberry Flageolet Kidney Pea Pinto White

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

1050

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Habitat

Mixed deciduous forest, Well Drained

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

35.60 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

50.80 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very 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

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

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

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Legume allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutritive

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as a dye, Used in biomass

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Black Valentine'

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

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

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

Bush Bean

Portulaca

In German

Buschbohne

Portulak

In French

Bush Bean

portulaca

In Spanish

Bush haba

Portulaca

In Greek

Μπους φασολιών

Portulaca

In Portuguese

feijão de Vagem

Portulaca

In Polish

Bush Bean

Portulaca

In Latin

Bush Bean,

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

Family

Fabaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

701

1 27800

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Properties of Bush Bean and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Bush Bean and Portulaca

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

Bush Bean and Portulaca Physical Information

Bush Bean and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Bush Bean height is 35.60 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Bush Bean and Portulaca are as follows:

Bush Bean flower color: Pink
Bush Bean leaf color: Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Bush Bean and Portulaca

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