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About Melampodium and Wax Bean

What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Perennial
Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America
Central America, South America

Types

Perennials
Phaseolus vulgaris

Number of Varieties

4050
0 40000
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Habitat

Desert
All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
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Sunset Zone

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
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

Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm180.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
White, Light Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Light Yellow, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Do not let dry out between waterings, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
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

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Aphids, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar

Allergy

-
Diarrhea, Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

-
Making cosmetics, Remove blemishes

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Acne, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Menstrual Disorders

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Fruits

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Animal Feed, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Gold of Bacau'

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium
common bean

In Hindi

Melampodium
बाकला

In German

Melmpodiam
Gartenbohne

In French

Melmpodiam
Haricot

In Spanish

Melmpodiam
Phaseolus vulgaris

In Greek

Melmpodiam
Phaseolus vulgaris

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam
Feijão

In Polish

Melmpodiam
Fasola zwykła

In Latin

Melmpodiam
wax bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Fagales

Family

Asteraceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Millerieae
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Subfamily

Asteroideae
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Number of Species

39130
1 27800
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Properties of Melampodium and Wax Bean

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

Season and Care of Melampodium and Wax Bean

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

Melampodium and Wax Bean Physical Information

Melampodium and Wax Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Wax Bean height is 180.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Wax Bean are as follows:

  • Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold

  • Melampodium leaf color: Green

  • Wax Bean flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender

  • Wax Bean leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Melampodium and Wax Bean

Care of Melampodium and Wax Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Wax Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wax Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.