Spring Beans

Portulaca

About Spring Beans and Portulaca

Spring Beans

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Central America, South America

South America

Types

Golden Wax Bean, Romano bean

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

13050

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, orchards

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-11

0 99

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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

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Red, Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very 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

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar

Butterflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, Remove blemishes

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Menstrual Disorders

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as a nutritious food item

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Green Beans

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

फलियां

Portulaca

In German

Bohnen

Portulak

In French

haricots

portulaca

In Spanish

Green Beans

Portulaca

In Greek

φασόλια

Portulaca

In Portuguese

feijões

Portulaca

In Polish

fasola

Portulaca

In Latin

fabam

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Caryophyllales

Family

Fabaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Portulaca

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1301

1 27800

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Properties of Spring Beans and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Spring Beans and Portulaca

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

Spring Beans and Portulaca Physical Information

Spring Beans and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Beans height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Spring Beans and Portulaca are as follows:

Spring Beans flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Spring Beans leaf color: Green, Purple and Dark Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Spring Beans and Portulaca

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