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About Prickly Lettuce and String Bean


About String Bean and Prickly Lettuce


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Annual  

Type
Shrub  
Vegetable  

Origin
Europe  
Central America, South America  

Types
-  
Bush Beans, Pole Beans  

Number of Varieties
30  
99+
2  
99+

Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas  
Cultivated Beds  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
-  

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
40.00 cm  
210.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.00 cm  
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Yellow  
Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
White  
Purple  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green  
Green, Purple  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Arrowhead  
Oval  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Moist  
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  
5-10-10 fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Butterflies  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Beautiful Skin  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Fixes Nitrogen  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds  
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves  
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds  

Other Uses
Showy Purposes  
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
LACTUCA serriola  
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'  

Common Name
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce  
String bean, Field bean, French bean  

In Hindi
Prickly Lettuce  
String Bean  

In German
Feigensalat  
Bohne  

In French
laitue scariole  
Haricot vert  

In Spanish
lechuga espinosa  
String Bean  

In Greek
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι  
Αμπελοφάσουλο  

In Portuguese
alface espinhosa  
Feijão de corda  

In Polish
Kolczasta Sałata  
Fasolka szparagowa  

In Latin
Opuntia Lactuca  
Gloria Bean  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Asterales  
Fabales  

Family
Asteraceae  
Fabaceae  

Genus
Lactuca  
Phaseolus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Cichorieae  
Phaseoleae  

Subfamily
-  
Faboideae  

Number of Species
100  
115  

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Properties of Prickly Lettuce and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and String Bean

Season and care of Prickly Lettuce and String Bean is important to know. While considering everything about Prickly Lettuce and String Bean Care, growing season is an essential factor. Prickly Lettuce season is and String Bean season is . The type of soil for Prickly Lettuce is Clay, Loam, Sand and for String Bean is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Prickly Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for String Bean is Neutral, Alkaline.

Prickly Lettuce and String Bean Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and String Bean are as follows:

Care of Prickly Lettuce and String Bean

Care of Prickly Lettuce and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Prickly Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Prickly Lettuce 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.

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