Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
Brazil
Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia
Types
-
Vicia faba
Number of Varieties
22
0
40000
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Habitat
Rainforest
Cropland, Farms, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-6
Sunset Zone
H1, 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
Rosette/Stemless
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm5.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Scale insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Seeds
Other Uses
-
Used as a laxative, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
Neoregelia spectabilis
VICIA faba
Common Name
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
Fava Bean, Bell Bean, English Bean, Pigeon Bean, Horse Bean
In Hindi
painted fingernail
faba बीन
In German
painted fingernail
Ackerbohne
In French
Neoregelia spectabilis
féverole
In Spanish
painted fingernail
haba
In Greek
painted fingernail
faba φασόλι
In Portuguese
Painted fingernails
faba feijão
In Polish
painted fingernail
bobik
In Latin
Neoregelia spectabilis
faba Bean
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Bromeliales
Fabales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Neoregelia
Vicia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Vicieae
Subfamily
Bromelioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
-18
1
27800
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