Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Central America, South America
Types
-
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Number of Varieties
52
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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
Habit
-
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm210.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Lots of watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
Beautiful Skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Other Uses
Food for animals
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
Common Name
Meadow Barley
String bean, Field bean, French bean
In Hindi
meadow barley
String Bean
In German
Wiese Gerste
Bohne
In French
orge prairie
Haricot vert
In Spanish
cebada prado
String Bean
In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
Αμπελοφάσουλο
In Portuguese
cevada prado
Feijão de corda
In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
Fasolka szparagowa
In Latin
pratum hordei
Gloria Bean
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Phaseolus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Phaseoleae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
10115
1
27800
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