1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
210.00 cm457.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm243.84 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin
Good for skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
Malpighia emarginata
7.2 Common Name
String bean, Field bean, French bean
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Haricot vert
Acerola Arbre
7.2.4 In Spanish
String Bean
Árbol de acerola
7.2.5 In Greek
Αμπελοφάσουλο
Acerola Δέντρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Feijão de corda
Árvore acerola
7.2.7 In Polish
Fasolka szparagowa
Acerola Drzewo
7.2.8 In Latin
Gloria Bean
Acerola ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Faboideae
Not Available, Paperveroideae
8.10 Number of Species