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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable

Origin

Australia
Central America, South America

Types

Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

22
0 40000
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Habitat

open forests
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

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

Oval/Rounded
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

530.00 cm210.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

530.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering

In Spring

Adequately
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red spider mite
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt
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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Windbreak
Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a dye
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Acacia retinodes
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

Silver Wattle
String Bean

In German

Silver Wattle
Bohne

In French

Mimosa d'été
Haricot vert

In Spanish

acacia amarilla
String Bean

In Greek

ασήμι μιμόζα
Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Acacia retinodes
Feijão de corda

In Polish

Silver Wattle
Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Silver Wattle
Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Fabales

Family

Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Acacia
Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Phaseoleae

Subfamily

-
Faboideae

Number of Species

950115
1 27800
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Difference Between Silver Wattle and String Bean

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Importance of Silver Wattle and String Bean

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

Compare Facts of Silver Wattle vs String Bean

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