Kukui

String Bean

About Kukui and String Bean

Kukui

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Central America, South America

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodlands

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-12-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

H2, 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

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Insects

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

Plant 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

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

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

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

String Bean

In German

Lichtnussbaum

Bohne

In French

Aleurites moluccana

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

String Bean

In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Fabales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Aleurites

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

50115

1 27800

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Properties of Kukui and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Kukui and String Bean

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

Kukui and String Bean Physical Information

Kukui and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Kukui and String Bean are as follows:

Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Kukui and String Bean

Care of Kukui and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kukui 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 Kukui 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.