Potato

Faba Bean

About Potato and Faba Bean

Potato

Faba Bean

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

South America, Chile

Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia

Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Vicia faba

Number of Varieties

40002

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

Cropland, Farms, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-3

10-6

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

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm5.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season

Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a laxative, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM tuberosum

VICIA faba

Common Name

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

Fava Bean, Bell Bean, English Bean, Pigeon Bean, Horse Bean

In Hindi

आलू

faba बीन

In German

Kartoffel

Ackerbohne

In French

Pomme de terre

féverole

In Spanish

Patata

haba

In Greek

Πατάτα

faba φασόλι

In Portuguese

Batata

faba feijão

In Polish

Ziemniak

bobik

In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

faba Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Fabales

Family

Solanaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Solanum

Vicia

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Vicieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

140018

1 27800

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Properties of Potato and Faba Bean

Wondering what are the properties of Potato and Faba Bean? We provide you with everything About Potato and Faba Bean. Potato doesn't have thorns and Faba Bean doesn't have thorns. Also Potato does not have fragrant flowers. Potato has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting and Faba Bean has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria 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 Potato and Faba Bean and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potato and Faba Bean

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

Potato and Faba Bean Physical Information

Potato and Faba Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Faba Bean height is 120.00 cm and width 5.60 cm. The color specification of Potato and Faba Bean are as follows:

Potato flower color: Blue, Purple, Red and White
Potato leaf color: Green
Faba Bean flower color: White and Purple
Faba Bean leaf color: Green

Care of Potato and Faba Bean

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