String Bean

Chitalpa

About String Bean and Chitalpa

String Bean

Chitalpa

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

Central America, South America

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Chitalpa tashkentensis

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Dry areas, Semi desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

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

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

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

210.00 cm460.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm460.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

White, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

Keep ground moist, Water Deeply, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

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

Insects, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

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

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

X CHITALPA tashkentensis

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean

Chitalpa

In Hindi

String Bean

Chitalpa संयंत्र

In German

Bohne

Chitalpa Pflanze

In French

Haricot vert

plante Chitalpa

In Spanish

String Bean

planta Chitalpa

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο

φυτό Chitalpa

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda

planta Chitalpa

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa

Chitalpa roślin

In Latin

Gloria Bean

Chitalpa herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Lamiales

Family

Fabaceae

Bignoniaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Chitalpa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

1152

1 27800

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Properties of String Bean and Chitalpa

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

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Season and Care of String Bean and Chitalpa

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

String Bean and Chitalpa Physical Information

String Bean and Chitalpa physical information is very important for comparison. String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Chitalpa height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of String Bean and Chitalpa are as follows:

String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple
Chitalpa flower color: White, Purple, Pink, Light Pink and Lavender
Chitalpa leaf color: Green

Care of String Bean and Chitalpa

Care of String Bean and Chitalpa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chitalpa pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning and Requires very little pruning. In summer String Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chitalpa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.