Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
Origin
-
Central America, South America
Types
Ray
Disk
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Number of Varieties
22
0
40000
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Habitat
disturbed sites, Grassland, riparian zones, Roadsides
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
0-6-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
-
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
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
Oval or Rounded
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm210.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange Red
Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Average, Rich, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average, Rich, Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Beautiful Skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Broken Bones
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Other Uses
-
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cottage garden, Groundcover
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
TITHONIA 'Fiesta Del Sol'
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
Common Name
Fiesta del Sol Mexican Sunflower, Mexican Sunflower
String bean, Field bean, French bean
In Hindi
मैक्सिकन सूरजमुखी
String Bean
In German
mexikanische Sonnenblume
Bohne
In French
Mexican sunflower
Haricot vert
In Spanish
girasol mexicano
String Bean
In Greek
Μεξικού ηλιέλαιο
Αμπελοφάσουλο
In Portuguese
girassol mexicano
Feijão de corda
In Polish
meksykański słonecznika
Fasolka szparagowa
In Latin
Mexicanus HELIANTHUS
Gloria Bean
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Fabales
Family
Acanthaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Tithinia
Phaseolus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Phaseoleae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
40115
1
27800
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