Buttonbush

String Bean

About Buttonbush and String Bean

Buttonbush

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrub

Vegetable

Origin

South Africa

Central America, South America

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 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

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

182.88 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

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

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of 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

Wet Site

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Toxic

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

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for woodware

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

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Buttonbush

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

String Bean

In German

Button Strauch

Bohne

In French

buttonbush arbuste

Haricot vert

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

String Bean

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales

Fabales

Family

Bruniaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

12115

1 27800

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Properties of Buttonbush and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and String Bean

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

Buttonbush and String Bean Physical Information

Buttonbush and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and String Bean are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Buttonbush and String Bean

Care of Buttonbush and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Buttonbush 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.