Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Central America, South America
Mexico, Southwestern United States, Texas
Types
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
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Number of Varieties
250
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
210.00 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Mid Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
Fertilizer every month during spring, General garden fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Food for insects, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Bedding Plant, Flower borders, Hedges
Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
Zinnia acerosa
Common Name
String bean, Field bean, French bean
desert zinnia, wild zinnia, white zinnia and spinyleaf zinnia
In Hindi
String Bean
White Zinnia
In German
Bohne
Weiß Zinnia
In French
Haricot vert
Blanc Zinnia
In Spanish
String Bean
Zinnia blanco
In Greek
Αμπελοφάσουλο
λευκό Zinnia
In Portuguese
Feijão de corda
branco Zinnia
In Polish
Fasolka szparagowa
Biały Zinnia
In Latin
Gloria Bean
Zinnia album
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asterales
Family
Fabaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Zinnia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Phaseoleae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
11520
1
27800
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