Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia
Australia, South America
Types
Vicia faba
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
215
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, Farms, gardens
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-6
-
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
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Habit
Vining/Climbing
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm400.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.60 cm250.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter
Average Water Needs, Do Not over 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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a laxative, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
VICIA faba
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Fava Bean, Bell Bean, English Bean, Pigeon Bean, Horse Bean
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
faba बीन
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Ackerbohne
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
féverole
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
haba
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
faba φασόλι
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
faba feijão
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
bobik
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
faba Bean
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Proteales
Family
Fabaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Vicia
Embothrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Vicieae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
1820
1
27800
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