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Yardlong Bean
Yardlong Bean

Portulaca
Portulaca



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About Yardlong Bean and Portulaca

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Flowering Plants

Origin

Africa
South America

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

10050
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-11
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
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

18.00 cm10.20 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
Red

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
Needle like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

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
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

-
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Average Water
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Semi-Double

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

Bees, Flies
Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

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Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VIGNA unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis
PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Asparagus Bean, Yardlong Bean
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

Hydrangea
Portulaca

In German

Hortensie
Portulak

In French

Hortensia
portulaca

In Spanish

Hortensia
Portulaca

In Greek

υδραγεία
Portulaca

In Portuguese

Hortênsia
Portulaca

In Polish

Hortensja
Portulaca

In Latin

Hibiscus
Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

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Caryophyllales

Family

Fabaceae
Portulacaceae

Genus

-
Portulaca

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

251
1 27800
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Properties of Yardlong Bean and Portulaca

Wondering what are the properties of Yardlong Bean and Portulaca? We provide you with everything About Yardlong Bean and Portulaca. Yardlong Bean doesn't have thorns and Portulaca 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 Portulaca 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 Portulaca and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Yardlong Bean and Portulaca

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

Yardlong Bean and Portulaca Physical Information

Yardlong Bean and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Yardlong Bean height is 18.00 cm and width 10.50 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Yardlong Bean and Portulaca are as follows:

  • Yardlong Bean flower color: Lavender

  • Yardlong Bean leaf color: Green

  • Portulaca flower color: Red

  • Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Yardlong Bean and Portulaca

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