String Bean

Night Blooming Cereus

About String Bean and Night Blooming Cereus

String Bean

Night Blooming Cereus

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Central America, South America

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Selenicereus grandiflorus

Number of Varieties

230

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

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

Weeping

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

210.00 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

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

Diabetes, Hangover

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Peniocereus greggii

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean

Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night

In Hindi

String Bean

Night Blooming Cereus

In German

Bohne

Nachtblühende Cereus

In French

Haricot vert

Night Blooming Cereus

In Spanish

String Bean

Reina de la noche

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο

Night Blooming Cereus

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda

Night Blooming Cereus

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa

Noc Blooming Cereus

In Latin

Gloria Bean

Maria Maria Cereus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

Family

Fabaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Peniocereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

11518

1 27800

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Properties of String Bean and Night Blooming Cereus

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

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Season and Care of String Bean and Night Blooming Cereus

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

String Bean and Night Blooming Cereus Physical Information

String Bean and Night Blooming Cereus physical information is very important for comparison. String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of String Bean and Night Blooming Cereus are as follows:

String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple
Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of String Bean and Night Blooming Cereus

Care of String Bean and Night Blooming Cereus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Night Blooming Cereus 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 Night Blooming Cereus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.