1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Willow Leaf, Sieva Lima, Dixie Speckled
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Humid climates, Subtropical climates, Warmer regions
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm12.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Ivory
Purple, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Willow-shaped
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist
4.4.2 In Summer
Not so frequently
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Drought Tolerant
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth
no pruning required
4.8 Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Bean rust, Bean weevils, Corn earworm, Cucumber beetles, Curly top, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Earwigs, Fusarium root rot, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Loopers, Lycaenid pod borers, Lygus bugs, Mosaic viruses, Nematodes, Powdery mildew, Saltmarsh caterpillar, Seedcorn maggot, Slugs, Snails, Spider mites, Stink bugs, Thripes, White mold, Whiteflies
Dry root rot, Pest Free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Poisonous to grazing animals
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Digestive disorders, Fiber, Heart problems
anti rheumatic, cathartic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS lunatus
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
7.2 Common Name
Butter Bean, Lima Bean
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Haricot de Lima
Colchique d'automne
7.2.4 In Spanish
Haba
Estado de conservación
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
feijão-Lima
Colchicum autumnale
7.2.7 In Polish
Lima Bean
Colchicum autumnale
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species