Life Span
Annual
Biennial and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Central America, South America
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
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Number of Varieties
25
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
waste ground, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
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
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
Vining/Climbing
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
210.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Stomach burn
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin
Blood purifying, Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Aphrodisiac
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Root
Other Uses
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
PASTINACA sativa
Common Name
String bean, Field bean, French bean
Parsnip
In Hindi
String Bean
चुकंदर
In German
Bohne
Pastinake
In French
Haricot vert
Panais
In Spanish
String Bean
Chirivía
In Greek
Αμπελοφάσουλο
Είδος δαυκίου
In Portuguese
Feijão de corda
cherivia
In Polish
Fasolka szparagowa
Pasternak
In Latin
Gloria Bean
parsnip
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Apiales
Family
Fabaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Abelia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Phaseoleae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
11520
1
27800
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