String Bean

Ice Plant

About String Bean and Ice Plant

String Bean

Ice Plant

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Central America, South America

South Africa

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15

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, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

210.00 cm15.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall, Winter

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

Spring, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Shape and thin as needed

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

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

Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

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

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds

Other Uses

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

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

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

In Hindi

String Bean

Ice Plant

In German

Bohne

Eis-Anlage

In French

Haricot vert

Ice Plant

In Spanish

String Bean

Planta de hielo

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο

Plant Ice

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda

Planta de gelo

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa

Ice roślin

In Latin

Gloria Bean

Ice plant

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

Family

Fabaceae

Aizoaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Dorotheanthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Ruschioideae

Number of Species

115135

1 27800

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Properties of String Bean and Ice Plant

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

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Season and Care of String Bean and Ice Plant

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

String Bean and Ice Plant Physical Information

String Bean and Ice Plant physical information is very important for comparison. String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Ice Plant height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of String Bean and Ice Plant are as follows:

String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple
Ice Plant flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach
Ice Plant leaf color: Light Green

Care of String Bean and Ice Plant

Care of String Bean and Ice Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Ice Plant pruning is done Shape and thin as needed. In summer String Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ice Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.