Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Central America, South America
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Types
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
-
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 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
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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
210.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Sandy Brown, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
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, Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Salt
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin
Removes pimples
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Bedding Plant, Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
PENNISETUM glaucum
Common Name
String bean, Field bean, French bean
Millet, Pearl Millet
In Hindi
String Bean
बाजरा
In German
Bohne
Perlhirse
In French
Haricot vert
Perle Millet
In Spanish
String Bean
El mijo perla
In Greek
Αμπελοφάσουλο
μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί
In Portuguese
Feijão de corda
milheto
In Polish
Fasolka szparagowa
Pearl Millet
In Latin
Gloria Bean
Pearl milium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Cyperales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Pennisetum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Phaseoleae
Paniceae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
115140
1
27800
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