String Bean

Hairy Vetch

About String Bean and Hairy Vetch

String Bean

Hairy Vetch

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Biennials

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Central America, South America

Europe, Asia

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 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

210.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

Needs less watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

Less Watering

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Clay, Sandy

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous

Pests and Diseases

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

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Shade areas

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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Edible, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

VICIA villosa

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean

Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch

In Hindi

String Bean

hairy vetch

In German

Bohne

Zottelwicke

In French

Haricot vert

vesce velue

In Spanish

String Bean

veza

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο

τριχωτό βίκος

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda

ervilhaca peluda

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa

owłosione wyki

In Latin

Gloria Bean

pea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Vicia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Vicieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

115140

1 27800

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Properties of String Bean and Hairy Vetch

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

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Season and Care of String Bean and Hairy Vetch

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

String Bean and Hairy Vetch Physical Information

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

String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple
Hairy Vetch flower color: White and Purple
Hairy Vetch leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of String Bean and Hairy Vetch

Care of String Bean and Hairy Vetch include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hairy Vetch pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer String Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hairy Vetch needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.