String Bean

Southern Shield Fern

About String Bean and Southern Shield Fern

String Bean

Southern Shield Fern

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Fern

Origin

Central America, South America

North America

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Thelypteris kunthii, Dryopteris ludoviciana, Polystichum acrostichoides

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

210.00 cm60.00 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

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Fall, Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Shade, 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

Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Groundcover, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

THELYPTERIS kunthii

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean

Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns

In Hindi

String Bean

Southern Shield Fern

In German

Bohne

Southern Shield Fern

In French

Haricot vert

Southern Shield Fern

In Spanish

String Bean

Southern Shield Fern

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο

Southern Shield Fern

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda

Southern Shield Fern

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa

Southern Shield Fern

In Latin

Gloria Bean

Southern Shield Fern

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

Order

Fabales

Polypodiales

Family

Fabaceae

Thelypteridaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Thelypteris

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

115180

1 27800

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Properties of String Bean and Southern Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of String Bean and Southern Shield Fern

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

String Bean and Southern Shield Fern Physical Information

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

String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple
Southern Shield Fern flower color:
Southern Shield Fern leaf color: Light Green

Care of String Bean and Southern Shield Fern

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