Jatropha

String Bean

About Jatropha and String Bean

Jatropha

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Vegetable

Origin

Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa

Central America, South America

Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

1702

0 40000

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Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 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

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

400.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat 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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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass

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

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JATROPHA

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

रतनजोत

String Bean

In German

Purgiernuß

Bohne

In French

purghère

Haricot vert

In Spanish

frailejón

String Bean

In Greek

jatropha

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

galamaluco

Feijão de corda

In Polish

jatrofa

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Jatropha

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Fabales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Jatropha

Phaseolus

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Jatropheae

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

170115

1 27800

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Properties of Jatropha and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and String Bean

Season and care of Jatropha and String Bean is important to know. While considering everything about Jatropha and String Bean Care, growing season is an essential factor. Jatropha season is All year and String Bean season is All year. The type of soil for Jatropha is Dry, Sand and for String Bean is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Jatropha is Slightly Alkaline and for String Bean is Neutral, Alkaline.

Jatropha and String Bean Physical Information

Jatropha and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and String Bean are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Jatropha and String Bean

Care of Jatropha and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer String Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.