Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Fruit
Origin
Central America, South America
Western Europe
Types
Black turtle
Cranberry
Flageolet
Kidney
Pea
Pinto
White
Pyrus amygdaliformis, Pyrus armeniacifolia, Pyrus bourgaeana
Number of Varieties
1025
0
40000
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Habitat
Mixed deciduous forest, Well Drained
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-5
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
35.60 cm101.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm38.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Legume allergy
Itchiness, Mouth itching, Pollen, Sore Throat
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutritive
Analgesic, Diuretic, Heart problems, High cholestrol, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Fruits, Wood
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Used as a dye, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Black Valentine'
PYRUS 'Bosc'
Common Name
string bean
field bean
flageolet bean
French bean
garden bean
green bean
haricot bean
pop bean
Bosc Pear, Pear
In Hindi
Bush Bean
Bosc Pear Tree
In German
Buschbohne
Bosc Pear Tree
In French
Bush Bean
Bosc Pear Tree
In Spanish
Bush haba
Bosc Pear Tree
In Greek
Μπους φασολιών
Bosc Pear Tree
In Portuguese
feijão de Vagem
Bosc Pear Tree
In Polish
Bush Bean
Bosc Pear Tree
In Latin
Bush Bean,
Orbis Bosc ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Rosales
Family
Fabaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Pyrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Phaseoleae
Maleae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
7024
1
27800
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