Colchicum

String Bean

About Colchicum and String Bean

Colchicum

String Bean

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not AvailableNot Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.60 cm210.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

7.60 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

4.4.2 In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

5-10-10 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

7.2 Common Name

Colchicum

String bean, Field bean, French bean

7.2.1 In Hindi

colchicum

String Bean

7.2.2 In German

colchicum

Bohne

7.2.3 In French

colchique

Haricot vert

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colchicum

String Bean

7.2.5 In Greek

Colchicum

Αμπελοφάσουλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colchicum

Feijão de corda

7.2.7 In Polish

Colchicum

Fasolka szparagowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Colchicum

Gloria Bean

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Colchicum

Phaseolus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Phaseoleae

8.9 Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

160NA

1 27800

Properties of Colchicum and String Bean

Wondering what are the properties of Colchicum and String Bean? We provide you with everything About Colchicum and String Bean. Colchicum doesn't have thorns and String Bean doesn't have thorns. Also Colchicum does not have fragrant flowers. Colchicum has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting and String Bean has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting. 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 Colchicum and String Bean and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Colchicum and String Bean

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

Colchicum and String Bean Physical Information

Colchicum and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and String Bean are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Colchicum and String Bean

Care of Colchicum and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Colchicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove shoots and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer String Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.