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About Kou and Pole Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Tree
Vegetable

Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia
Central America, South America

Types

Mareer, Manjak
Black turtle,Cranberry,Flageolet

Number of Varieties

159
0 40000
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Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
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Sunset Zone

H1, H2
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

Oval or Rounded
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm120.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

670.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate
Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Trident shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
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

Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies
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Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting
Food Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden
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Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss
anti-cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypoglycaemic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye, Used in biomass

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Blue Lake'

Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet
common bean, French Bean, Kidney bean

In Hindi

Cordia subcordata
बाकला

In German

Cordia subcordata
Gartenbohne

In French

Cordia subcordata
Haricot

In Spanish

Cordia subcordata
Phaseolus vulgaris

In Greek

Cordia subcordata
Phaseolus vulgaris

In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata
Feijão

In Polish

Cordia subcordata
Fasola zwykła

In Latin

Cordia subcordata
Phaseolus vulgaris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Fabales

Family

Boraginaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Cordia
Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

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Phaseoleae

Subfamily

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Faboideae

Number of Species

1100
1 27800
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Properties of Kou and Pole Bean

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

Season and Care of Kou and Pole Bean

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

Kou and Pole Bean Physical Information

Kou and Pole Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Pole Bean height is 120.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Kou and Pole Bean are as follows:

  • Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red

  • Kou leaf color: Green

  • Pole Bean flower color: White, Pink and Lavender

  • Pole Bean leaf color: Green, Purple and Dark Green

Care of Kou and Pole Bean

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