Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Central America, South America
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Types
Golden Wax Bean, Romano bean
Lamium purpureum
Number of Varieties
13015
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, orchards
Cultivated Beds, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
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
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Green, Dark Red, Tan, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Dark Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade
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
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Moist, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar
-
Allergy
Diarrhea, Irritation to stomach
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Remove blemishes
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Menstrual Disorders
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as a nutritious food item
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Groundcover
Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris
LAMIUM purpureum
Common Name
Green Beans
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
In Hindi
फलियां
Purple Deadnettle
In German
Bohnen
Lila Taubnessel
In French
haricots
Violet Ortie blanche
In Spanish
Green Beans
Púrpura Deadnettle
In Greek
φασόλια
μωβ Deadnettle
In Portuguese
feijões
Roxo Deadnettle
In Polish
fasola
Jasnota purpurowa
In Latin
fabam
Purpura Deadnettle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Lamiales
Family
Fabaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Lamium
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Lamioideae
Number of Species
13050
1
27800
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