Hippeastrum

String Bean

About Hippeastrum and String Bean

Hippeastrum

String Bean

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

tropical environments

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm210.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.10 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Purple

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

5-10-10 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

poisonous if ingested

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Beautiful Skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

7.2 Common Name

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

String bean, Field bean, French bean

7.2.1 In Hindi

HIPPEASTRUM

String Bean

7.2.2 In German

HIPPEASTRUM

Bohne

7.2.3 In French

HIPPEASTRUM

Haricot vert

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hippeastrum

String Bean

7.2.5 In Greek

Hippeastrum

Αμπελοφάσουλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

HIPPEASTRUM

Feijão de corda

7.2.7 In Polish

Hippeastrum

Fasolka szparagowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Hippeastrum

Gloria Bean

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Amaryllis

Phaseolus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Phaseoleae

8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

90NA

1 27800

Properties of Hippeastrum and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Hippeastrum and String Bean

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

Hippeastrum and String Bean Physical Information

Hippeastrum and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Hippeastrum and String Bean are as follows:

Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Hippeastrum and String Bean

Care of Hippeastrum and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Hippeastrum 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.