String Bean

Sausage Tree

About String Bean and Sausage Tree

String Bean

Sausage Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

Central America, South America

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Kigelia africana

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Riverine forest, wooded grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

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

H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

210.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm910.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

Dark Red, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Tan

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

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

Needs a lot of water initially

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Poisonous when unripe

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Acne, Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Dried seeds, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye

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, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

KIGELIA africana

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean

Sausage Tree

In Hindi

String Bean

Sausage Tree

In German

Bohne

Sausage Tree

In French

Haricot vert

saucisse Arbre

In Spanish

String Bean

Árbol de salchicha

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο

λουκάνικο δέντρο

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda

Árvore de salsicha

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa

kiełbasa Drzewo

In Latin

Gloria Bean

farciminis ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Lamiales

Family

Fabaceae

Bignoniaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Kaempferia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Tecomeae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

1159

1 27800

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Properties of String Bean and Sausage Tree

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

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Season and Care of String Bean and Sausage Tree

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

String Bean and Sausage Tree Physical Information

String Bean and Sausage Tree physical information is very important for comparison. String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Sausage Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 910.00 cm. The color specification of String Bean and Sausage Tree are as follows:

String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple
Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan
Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of String Bean and Sausage Tree

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