Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Central America, South America
Mediterranean
Types
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Green Globe, Imperial Star, Tempo, Violetto, Symphony
Number of Varieties
29
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
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
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
210.00 cm5.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm1.05 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Purple
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Glandular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Needs watering once a week, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune after flowering, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Aphids, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Intestinal gas
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Anemia, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Liver problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used as primary flavor in Italian Liqours
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
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Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
Cynara cardunculus
Common Name
String bean, Field bean, French bean
Artichoke
In Hindi
String Bean
Artichoke
In German
Bohne
Artischocke
In French
Haricot vert
Artichaut
In Spanish
String Bean
Alcachofa
In Greek
Αμπελοφάσουλο
αγκινάρα
In Portuguese
Feijão de corda
Alcachofra
In Polish
Fasolka szparagowa
Karczoch
In Latin
Gloria Bean
cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Fabales
Asterales
Family
Fabaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Cynara
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Phaseoleae
Cynareae
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
115140
1
27800
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