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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Shrub
Vegetable

Origin

United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia

Types

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Vicia faba

Number of Varieties

102
0 40000
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Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
Cropland, Farms, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-6
10-6

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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

Thicket/Colonizing
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm120.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm5.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Bronze, Sandy Brown
Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate to oval
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Styptic
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Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Wood
Seeds

Other Uses

Used for woodware
Used as a laxative, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CYRILLA racemiflora
VICIA faba

Common Name

Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle
Fava Bean, Bell Bean, English Bean, Pigeon Bean, Horse Bean

In Hindi

Leatherwood
faba बीन

In German

Leather
Ackerbohne

In French

Leatherwood
féverole

In Spanish

Leatherwood
haba

In Greek

Leatherwood
faba φασόλι

In Portuguese

Leatherwood
faba feijão

In Polish

Leatherwood
bobik

In Latin

Leatherwood
faba Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales
Fabales

Family

Cyrillaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Cyrilla
Vicia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Vicieae

Subfamily

-
Faboideae

Number of Species

518
1 27800
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Difference Between Leatherwood and Faba Bean

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Importance of Leatherwood and Faba Bean

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Leatherwood and Faba Bean. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Leatherwood and Faba Bean as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Leatherwood is Astringent and Styptic whereas of Faba Bean is . Leatherwood has beauty benefits as follows: while Faba Bean has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Leatherwood vs Faba Bean

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