Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Central America, South America
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Types
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
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Number of Varieties
210
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
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
21,22
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
210.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, 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
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
bulb used as starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
LYCORIS
Common Name
String bean, Field bean, French bean
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
In Hindi
String Bean
surprise lily
In German
Bohne
Überraschung Lilie
In French
Haricot vert
Lycoris squamigera
In Spanish
String Bean
Lycoris squamigera
In Greek
Αμπελοφάσουλο
surprise lily
In Portuguese
Feijão de corda
surpresa lírio
In Polish
Fasolka szparagowa
niespodzianka lilia
In Latin
Gloria Bean
surprise lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asparagales
Family
Fabaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Phaseoleae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
11510
1
27800
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