Water Spinach

String Bean

About Water Spinach and String Bean

Water Spinach

String Bean

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

India

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

Not Available

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

12.70 cm210.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Reddish Plum

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

5-10-10 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Hens

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Beautiful Skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in curries, soups, stews

Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA aquatica

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

7.2 Common Name

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

String bean, Field bean, French bean

7.2.1 In Hindi

Water Spinach

String Bean

7.2.2 In German

Wasser-Spinat

Bohne

7.2.3 In French

Épinards d'eau

Haricot vert

7.2.4 In Spanish

La espinaca de agua

String Bean

7.2.5 In Greek

Σπανάκι νερό

Αμπελοφάσουλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Espinafre de água

Feijão de corda

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak wodny

Fasolka szparagowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Water Spinach

Gloria Bean

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Phaseolus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Ipomoeeae

Phaseoleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

500NA

1 27800

Properties of Water Spinach and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Water Spinach and String Bean

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

Water Spinach and String Bean Physical Information

Water Spinach and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Water Spinach and String Bean are as follows:

Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Water Spinach and String Bean

Care of Water Spinach and String Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Water Spinach 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 Water Spinach 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.