Sweet Potato Vine

String Bean

About Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean

Sweet Potato Vine

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

Origin

Central America, South America

Types

Vine, Flowering plant

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-13-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm210.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Rose

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Black

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

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

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

Allergy

Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

शकरकन्द

String Bean

In German

Süßkartoffel

Bohne

In French

Patate douce

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

String Bean

In Greek

Sweet potato

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Batata-doce

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Fabales

Family

Convolvulaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Ipomoea

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

500115

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean? We provide you with everything About Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean. Sweet Potato Vine doesn't have thorns and String Bean doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Potato Vine does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Potato Vine has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash and Twitching of face and String Bean has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash and Twitching of face. 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 Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean

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

Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width 15.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer String Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.