Heliotrope

String Bean

About Heliotrope and String Bean

Heliotrope

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

South America

Central America, South America

Types

Heliotropium

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

2502

0 40000

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Habitat

Coastal Regions, tropical environments

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

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

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

66.00 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

61.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies

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

Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Sore throat, Uterine Displacement

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Whole plant

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HELIOTROPIUM arborescens

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

हेलीओट्रोप

String Bean

In German

Heliotrop

Bohne

In French

héliotrope

Haricot vert

In Spanish

heliotropo

String Bean

In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

heliotrópio

Feijão de corda

In Polish

heliotrop

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Heliotrope

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Fabales

Family

Boraginaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Heliotropium

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Heliotropioideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

250115

1 27800

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Properties of Heliotrope and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Heliotrope and String Bean

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

Heliotrope and String Bean Physical Information

Heliotrope and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Heliotrope height is 66.00 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Heliotrope and String Bean are as follows:

Heliotrope flower color: White and Ivory
Heliotrope leaf color: Dark Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Heliotrope and String Bean

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