Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Central America, South America
China
Types
Black turtle
Cranberry
Flageolet
Kidney
Pea
Pinto
White
Morus alba, Morus alba 'Pendula'
Number of Varieties
102
0
40000
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Habitat
Mixed deciduous forest, Well Drained
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
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
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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
35.60 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm7.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist
Needs small amount of water
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full 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
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch
Armillaria root rot, Bacterial Blight
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects, Silkworms
Allergy
Legume allergy
Pollen, Severe allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Hair-growth, Skin whitening
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutritive
Analgesic, Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Astringent, Diuretic, Expectorant, Odontalgic
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used in biomass
As a tea substitute, Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make baskets
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Black Valentine'
MORUS alba
Common Name
string bean
field bean
flageolet bean
French bean
garden bean
green bean
haricot bean
pop bean
White Mulberry
In Hindi
Bush Bean
सफेद शहतूत
In German
Buschbohne
Weiß Mulberry
In French
Bush Bean
Mûrier blanc
In Spanish
Bush haba
White Mulberry
In Greek
Μπους φασολιών
Λευκή Μουριά
In Portuguese
feijão de Vagem
Branco Mulberry
In Polish
Bush Bean
Biały Mulberry
In Latin
Bush Bean,
Morus alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Urticales
Family
Fabaceae
Moraceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Morus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Phaseoleae
Moreae
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
70150
1
27800
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