Butterfly Flower

String Bean

About Butterfly Flower and String Bean

Butterfly Flower

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrub

Vegetable

Origin

Mexico

Central America, South America

Types

Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

1752

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Habitat

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm210.00 cm

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Magenta, Crimson, Violet

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

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

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

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

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, 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, Fruits, Seeds

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CESTRUM elegans

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Butterfly Flower plant

String Bean

In German

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

Bohne

In French

usine de fleur de papillon

Haricot vert

In Spanish

planta de la flor de mariposa

String Bean

In Greek

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

planta de flor de borboleta

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Motyl Kwiat roślin

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Flos plantae Gloria

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Fabales

Family

Solanaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Cestrum

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cestreae

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Browallioideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

250115

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Properties of Butterfly Flower and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Flower and String Bean

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

Butterfly Flower and String Bean Physical Information

Butterfly Flower and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Flower and String Bean are as follows:

Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Butterfly Flower and String Bean

Care of Butterfly Flower and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Flower 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 Butterfly Flower 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.