Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
Origin
Europe, Asia
Central America, South America
Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Golden Wax Bean, Romano bean
Number of Varieties
5130
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Fields, orchards
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White, Green, Dark Red, Tan, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Clay, Sandy
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
Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Aphids, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar
Allergy
Toxic
Diarrhea, Irritation to stomach
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics, Remove blemishes
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Acne, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Animal Feed, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
PHASEOLUS vulgaris
Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
Green Beans
In Hindi
hairy vetch
फलियां
In German
Zottelwicke
Bohnen
In French
vesce velue
haricots
In Spanish
veza
Green Beans
In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
φασόλια
In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
feijões
In Polish
owłosione wyki
fasola
In Latin
pea
fabam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fagales
Family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Vicia
Phaseolus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Vicieae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
140130
1
27800
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