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Yardlong Bean
Yardlong Bean

Gillyflower
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About Yardlong Bean and Gillyflower

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

Africa
Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Number of Varieties

10075
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22
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
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

18.00 cm38.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.50 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Purple
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Purple
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate
Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

-
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Average Water
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flies
Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

-
Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VIGNA unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis
Matthiola incana

Common Name

Asparagus Bean, Yardlong Bean
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

In Hindi

Hydrangea
gillyflower

In German

Hortensie
Garten-Levkoje

In French

Hortensia
Gillyflower

In Spanish

Hortensia
Gillyflower

In Greek

υδραγεία
Gillyflower

In Portuguese

Hortênsia
Matthiola incana

In Polish

Hortensja
Gillyflower

In Latin

Hibiscus
Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

-
Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

-
Capparales

Family

Fabaceae
Polemoniaceae

Genus

-
Gilia

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Gilieae

Subfamily

-
Polemonioideae

Number of Species

2525
1 27800
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Properties of Yardlong Bean and Gillyflower

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

Season and Care of Yardlong Bean and Gillyflower

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

Yardlong Bean and Gillyflower Physical Information

Yardlong Bean and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Yardlong Bean height is 18.00 cm and width 10.50 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Yardlong Bean and Gillyflower are as follows:

  • Yardlong Bean flower color: Lavender

  • Yardlong Bean leaf color: Green

  • Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet

  • Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Yardlong Bean and Gillyflower

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