San Pedro

String Bean

About San Pedro and String Bean

San Pedro

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Cactus or Succulent

Vegetable

Origin

North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil

Central America, South America

Types

Echinopsis pachanoi

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

102

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Habitat

shrublands

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

12, 13, 16, 17, 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

30.00 cm210.00 cm

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Requires more often in extreme heat

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune to stimulate growth

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

6-12-12 or 5-10-10

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Scale insects, Slugs, Snails

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds

Allergy

drowsiness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Tonic

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHINOPSIS pachanoi

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

San Pedro

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

सैन पेड्रो

String Bean

In German

Echinopsis pachanoi

Bohne

In French

Echinopsis pachanoi

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Echinopsis pachanoi

String Bean

In Greek

San Pedro κάκτος

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Wachuma

Feijão de corda

In Polish

San pedro (kaktus)

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

San Pedro

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Fabales

Family

Cactaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Echinopsis

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Trichocereeae

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

36115

1 27800

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Properties of San Pedro and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of San Pedro and String Bean

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

San Pedro and String Bean Physical Information

San Pedro and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. San Pedro height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of San Pedro and String Bean are as follows:

San Pedro flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Rose
San Pedro leaf color:
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of San Pedro and String Bean

Care of San Pedro and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. San Pedro pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer San Pedro 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.