Periwinkle

String Bean

About Periwinkle and String Bean

Periwinkle

String Bean

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

302

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1.97 cm210.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2.96 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Purple

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

5-10-10 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Beautiful Skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

String bean, Field bean, French bean

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

String Bean

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Bohne

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Haricot vert

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

String Bean

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Αμπελοφάσουλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Feijão de corda

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Fasolka szparagowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Gloria Bean

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Phaseolus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Phaseoleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

8NA

1 27800

Properties of Periwinkle and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and String Bean

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

Periwinkle and String Bean Physical Information

Periwinkle and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and String Bean are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Periwinkle and String Bean

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