Vinca

String Bean

About Vinca and String Bean

Vinca

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Madagascar

Central America, South America

Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

302

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm210.00 cm

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Magenta, Rose

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

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

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Vinca

String Bean

In German

Vinca

Bohne

In French

Vinca

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Vinca

String Bean

In Greek

Vinca

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Vinca

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Vinca

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Galium

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Fabales

Family

Apocynaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Catharanthus

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

51115

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Properties of Vinca and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Vinca and String Bean

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

Vinca and String Bean Physical Information

Vinca and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Vinca height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Vinca and String Bean are as follows:

Vinca flower color: Pink, Magenta and Rose
Vinca leaf color: Dark Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Vinca and String Bean

Care of Vinca and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Vinca pruning is done Prune ocassionally and String Bean pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Vinca 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.