Red Currant

Faba Bean

About Red Currant and Faba Bean

Red Currant

Faba Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Fruit

Vegetable

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia

Types

Rovada, ‘Red Lake’ AGM, Junifer

Vicia faba

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

Cropland, Farms, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

10-6

Sunset Zone

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

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

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm5.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Red, Pink, Ivory

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the 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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune every year, Prune to half of its height, Prune to stimulate growth

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Citrus, Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant

Seeds

Other Uses

Culinary use, 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, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum

VICIA faba

Common Name

Red Currant

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

In Hindi

Red Currant

faba बीन

In German

Rote Johannisbeere

Ackerbohne

In French

Groseille

féverole

In Spanish

Grosella

haba

In Greek

Κόκκινη σταφίδα

faba φασόλι

In Portuguese

Groselha

faba feijão

In Polish

Porzeczkowy

bobik

In Latin

red RIBES

faba Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Fabales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Ribes

Vicia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Vicieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

15018

1 27800

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Properties of Red Currant and Faba Bean

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

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Season and Care of Red Currant and Faba Bean

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

Red Currant and Faba Bean Physical Information

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

Red Currant flower color: Green
Red Currant leaf color: Green
Faba Bean flower color: White and Purple
Faba Bean leaf color: Green

Care of Red Currant and Faba Bean

Care of Red Currant and Faba Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Currant pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to half of its height and Prune to stimulate growth and Faba Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Currant 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.