Faba Bean

White Star Creeper

About Faba Bean and White Star Creeper

Faba Bean

White Star Creeper

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia

Australia, New Zealand

Types

Vicia faba

White Star Creeper, 'Alba' Super Star Creeper, 'County Park' Dark Blue Star Creeper, 'Little Star Creeper

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

gardens, gully slopes, Terrestrial, Tropical areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

10-6

7*5

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

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm2.50 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

5.60 cm15.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Light Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter

Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water evenly, Water frequently while growing, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

In Winter

Average Water

Moderate

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Proper mowing practices are necessary, Prune for shortening long shoots, prune to control shape, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize when fast growth is desired

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as a laxative, Used As Food

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Alpine, Container, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VICIA faba

PRATIA pedunculata

Common Name

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

White Star creeper

In Hindi

faba बीन

व्हाइट स्टार लता

In German

Ackerbohne

Weißer Stern Kriechgang

In French

féverole

Blanc étoiles creeper

In Spanish

haba

Blanco enredadera estrella

In Greek

faba φασόλι

Λευκό αναρριχητικό φυτό αστέρων

In Portuguese

faba feijão

Branca Baby estrela

In Polish

bobik

Biała Gwiazda pnącze

In Latin

faba Bean

Stella creeper albis,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Campanulaceae

Genus

Vicia

Pratia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms

Tribe

Vicieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

1810

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Faba Bean and White Star Creeper

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

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Faba Bean and Lettuce

Faba Bean and Fenugreek

Faba Bean and Bottle Gourd

» More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Faba Bean and White Star Creeper

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

Faba Bean and White Star Creeper Physical Information

Faba Bean and White Star Creeper physical information is very important for comparison. Faba Bean height is 120.00 cm and width 5.60 cm whereas White Star Creeper height is 2.50 cm and width 15.00 cm. The color specification of Faba Bean and White Star Creeper are as follows:

Faba Bean flower color: White and Purple
Faba Bean leaf color: Green
White Star Creeper flower color: Light Blue
White Star Creeper leaf color: Green

Care of Faba Bean and White Star Creeper

Care of Faba Bean and White Star Creeper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Faba Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and White Star Creeper pruning is done Proper mowing practices are necessary, Prune for shortening long shoots, prune to control shape, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Faba Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer White Star Creeper needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Moderate.