Portulaca

Bush Bean

About Portulaca and Bush Bean

Portulaca

Bush Bean

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

Origin

South America

Central America, South America

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

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Number of Varieties

5010

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Mixed deciduous forest, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-11-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm35.60 cm

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm50.80 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Legume allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Nutritive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as a dye, Used in biomass

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Black Valentine'

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

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In Hindi

Portulaca

Bush Bean

In German

Portulak

Buschbohne

In French

portulaca

Bush Bean

In Spanish

Portulaca

Bush haba

In Greek

Portulaca

Μπους φασολιών

In Portuguese

Portulaca

feijão de Vagem

In Polish

Portulaca

Bush Bean

In Latin

Portulaca

Bush Bean,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Fabales

Family

Portulacaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

170

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Properties of Portulaca and Bush Bean

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Bush Bean

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

Portulaca and Bush Bean Physical Information

Portulaca and Bush Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Bush Bean height is 35.60 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Bush Bean are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Bush Bean flower color: Pink
Bush Bean leaf color: Green

Care of Portulaca and Bush Bean

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