1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico
1.4 Types
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
meadows, Prairies, Riverbanks, Roadsides, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
210.00 cm38.10 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm152.40 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
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green, Burgundy, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Tan, Sandy Brown
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
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?
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, Medium
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
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Red blotch
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
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Leaves, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Decoration Purposes, Food for animals
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
ANDROPOGON gerardii
7.2 Common Name
String bean, Field bean, French bean
Big Bluestem, Turkey Foot
7.2.1 In Hindi
String Bean
Big Bluestem grass
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Haricot vert
Barbon de Gérard herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
String Bean
hierba andropogon grande
7.2.5 In Greek
Αμπελοφάσουλο
Big BLUESTEM γρασίδι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Feijão de corda
Vetiver grande grama
7.2.7 In Polish
Fasolka szparagowa
Big Bluestem trawa
7.2.8 In Latin
Gloria Bean
Big bluestem herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species