About Faba Bean

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia

Types

Vicia faba

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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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19% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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36% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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25% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a laxative, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VICIA faba

Common Name

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

In Hindi

faba बीन

In German

Ackerbohne

In French

féverole

In Spanish

haba

In Greek

faba φασόλι

In Portuguese

faba feijão

In Polish

bobik

In Latin

faba Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Vicia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Vicieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Faba Bean

Want to know the properties of Faba Bean? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Faba Bean is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Faba Bean Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Faba Bean Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Faba Bean. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Faba Bean physical information is as follows: 120.00 cm tall and 5.60 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White and Purple

Leaf color: Green

Care of Faba Bean

Taking Faba Bean Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Faba Bean include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Faba Bean

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Faba Bean is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Faba Bean is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Vicia faba. This plant's habitat is Cropland, Farms and gardens and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.