Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
South Africa
Central America, South America
Types
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Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Number of Varieties
52
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
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
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm210.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow green
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
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
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
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
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
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Beauty Benefits
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Beautiful Skin
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Leaves, Seedpod, 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 for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
TULBAGHIA violacea
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
Common Name
Society Garlic
String bean, Field bean, French bean
In Hindi
लहसुन
String Bean
In German
Knoblauch
Bohne
In French
Ail
Haricot vert
In Spanish
Ajo
String Bean
In Greek
σκόρδο
Αμπελοφάσουλο
In Portuguese
alho
Feijão de corda
In Polish
czosnek
Fasolka szparagowa
In Latin
allium
Gloria Bean
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Allium
Phaseolus
Clade
Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Phaseoleae
Subfamily
Lilioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
500115
1
27800
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