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About Faba Bean and Silver Wattle

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia
Australia

Types

Vicia faba
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia

Number of Varieties

22
0 40000
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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens
open forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-6
-

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
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm530.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.60 cm530.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Green, Brown
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate
Adequately

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Seeds
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a laxative, Used As Food
Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VICIA faba
Acacia retinodes

Common Name

Fava Bean, Bell Bean, English Bean, Pigeon Bean, Horse Bean
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle

In Hindi

faba बीन
Silver Wattle

In German

Ackerbohne
Silver Wattle

In French

féverole
Mimosa d'été

In Spanish

haba
acacia amarilla

In Greek

faba φασόλι
ασήμι μιμόζα

In Portuguese

faba feijão
Acacia retinodes

In Polish

bobik
Silver Wattle

In Latin

faba Bean
Silver Wattle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Fabales

Family

Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Vicia
Acacia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Vicieae
-

Subfamily

Faboideae
-

Number of Species

18950
1 27800
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Properties of Faba Bean and Silver Wattle

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

Season and Care of Faba Bean and Silver Wattle

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

Faba Bean and Silver Wattle Physical Information

Faba Bean and Silver Wattle physical information is very important for comparison. Faba Bean height is 120.00 cm and width 5.60 cm whereas Silver Wattle height is 530.00 cm and width 530.00 cm. The color specification of Faba Bean and Silver Wattle are as follows:

  • Faba Bean flower color: White and Purple

  • Faba Bean leaf color: Green

  • Silver Wattle flower color: Yellow

  • Silver Wattle leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Faba Bean and Silver Wattle

Care of Faba Bean and Silver Wattle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Faba Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Silver Wattle pruning is done Prune after flowering. In summer Faba Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Silver Wattle needs Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Average Water.