Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
Southern Europe
Central America, South America
Types
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Number of Varieties
12
0
40000
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Habitat
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
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
Spreading
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.10 cm210.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.90 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale White
Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites
-
Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Beautiful Skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
FESTUCA brevipila
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
Common Name
Hard Fescue
String bean, Field bean, French bean
In Hindi
Hard fescue
String Bean
In German
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
Bohne
In French
Hard fescue
Haricot vert
In Spanish
fétuque ovine
String Bean
In Greek
HARD φεστούκα
Αμπελοφάσουλο
In Portuguese
Hard fescue
Feijão de corda
In Polish
Hard fescue
Fasolka szparagowa
In Latin
Hard fescue
Gloria Bean
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Festuca
Phaseolus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Phaseoleae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
300115
1
27800
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