String Bean

Rainbow Cactus

About String Bean and Rainbow Cactus

String Bean

Rainbow Cactus

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

Origin

Central America, South America

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

Number of Varieties

215

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

210.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Purple, Purplish Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Succulent

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

Needs very little water

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

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

In Hindi

String Bean

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In German

Bohne

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In French

Haricot vert

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Spanish

String Bean

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Latin

Gloria Bean

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

Family

Fabaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Echinocereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

11530

1 27800

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Properties of String Bean and Rainbow Cactus

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

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Season and Care of String Bean and Rainbow Cactus

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

String Bean and Rainbow Cactus Physical Information

String Bean and Rainbow Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of String Bean and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple
Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color:

Care of String Bean and Rainbow Cactus

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