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Protea
Protea

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Central America, South America

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

16002
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
-

Sunset Zone

H1, 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

-
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm210.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
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
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Protea plant
String Bean

In German

Protea Pflanze
Bohne

In French

usine de Protea
Haricot vert

In Spanish

planta de protea
String Bean

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Feijão de corda

In Polish

Protea roślin
Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Protea herba
Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Fabales

Family

Proteaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Protea
Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Proteae
Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Faboideae

Number of Species

1600115
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and String Bean

If you are confused whether Protea or String Bean are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Protea and String Bean Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Protea are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for String Bean fertilizers required are 5-10-10 fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Protea and String Bean if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Protea and String Bean

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and String Bean. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and String 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 Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers whereas of String Bean is Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive and Miscellany. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while String Bean has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs String Bean

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Protea vs String Bean and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Protea are whereas of String Bean have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and String Bean has showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and String Bean is not flowering . You can compare Protea and String Bean facts and facts of other plants too.