Faba Bean

Gillyflower

About Faba Bean and Gillyflower

Faba Bean

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-6

12 - 1

1.8 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

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

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Applicable

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a laxative, Used As Food

Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

VICIA faba

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Fava Bean, Bell Bean, English Bean, Pigeon Bean, Horse Bean

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

faba बीन

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Ackerbohne

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

féverole

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

haba

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

faba φασόλι

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

faba feijão

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

bobik

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

faba Bean

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Vicia

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Vicieae

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Faba Bean and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Faba Bean and Gillyflower

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

Faba Bean and Gillyflower Physical Information

Faba Bean and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Faba Bean height is 120.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Faba Bean and Gillyflower are as follows:

Faba Bean flower color: White and Purple
Faba Bean leaf color: Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Faba Bean and Gillyflower

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