Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
South Africa
Central America, South America
Types
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Black turtle
Cranberry
Flageolet
Kidney
Pea
Pinto
White
Number of Varieties
510
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
Mixed deciduous forest, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-5
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm35.60 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
2.00 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Acuminate
Thorns
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✘
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✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
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
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil, Shade areas
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
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
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Allergy
Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Legume allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
-
Beauty Benefits
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Nutritive
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Seeds
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
TULBAGHIA violacea
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Black Valentine'
Common Name
Society Garlic
string bean
field bean
flageolet bean
French bean
garden bean
green bean
haricot bean
pop bean
In Hindi
लहसुन
Bush Bean
In German
Knoblauch
Buschbohne
In French
Ail
Bush Bean
In Spanish
Ajo
Bush haba
In Greek
σκόρδο
Μπους φασολιών
In Portuguese
alho
feijão de Vagem
In Polish
czosnek
Bush Bean
In Latin
allium
Bush Bean,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Allium
Phaseolus
Clade
Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Phaseoleae
Subfamily
Lilioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
50070
1
27800
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