Kochia

String Bean

About Kochia and String Bean

Kochia

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Vegetable

Origin

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Central America, South America

Types

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

1402

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Temperate Regions

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy, Well drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mosquito

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

Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Allergy

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences

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

Groundcover

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BASSIA scoparia

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Burningbush, Kochia

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Bassia scoparia

String Bean

In German

Besen-Radmelde

Bohne

In French

Bassia scoparia

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Kochia scoparia

String Bean

In Greek

Bassia scoparia

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Bassia scoparia

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Mietelnik żakula

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Bassia scoparia

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Fabales

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Bassia

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Camphorosmoideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

4115

1 27800

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Properties of Kochia and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Kochia and String Bean

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

Kochia and String Bean Physical Information

Kochia and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Kochia and String Bean are as follows:

Kochia flower color:
Kochia leaf color: Light Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Kochia and String Bean

Care of Kochia and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kochia pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove dead branches and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer String Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.