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String Bean
String Bean

Protea
Protea



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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Central America, South America
Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Number of Varieties

21600
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-11
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
H1, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
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Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

210.00 cm91.44 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm91.44 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Egg-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
-

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
All year

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

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
Requires a lot of watering

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, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
-

Facts

Flowers

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
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Flowers

Other Uses

Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
PROTEA

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

In Hindi

String Bean
Protea plant

In German

Bohne
Protea Pflanze

In French

Haricot vert
usine de Protea

In Spanish

String Bean
planta de protea

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο
φυτό Protea

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda
planta Protea

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa
Protea roślin

In Latin

Gloria Bean
Protea herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Proteales

Family

Fabaceae
Proteaceae

Genus

Phaseolus
Protea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Phaseoleae
Proteae

Subfamily

Faboideae
Proteoideae

Number of Species

1151600
1 27800
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Difference Between String Bean and Protea

If you are confused whether String Bean or Protea are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see String Bean and Protea Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of String Bean are 5-10-10 fertilizer, whereas for Protea fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between String Bean and Protea if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of String Bean and Protea

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of String Bean and Protea. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare String Bean and Protea as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of String Bean is Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive and Miscellany whereas of Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers. String Bean has beauty benefits as follows: Beautiful Skin while Protea has beauty benefits as follows: Beautiful Skin.

Compare Facts of String Bean vs Protea

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of String Bean vs Protea and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of String Bean are whereas of Protea have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. String Bean has showy fruits and Protea has no showy fruits. Also String Bean is not flowering and Protea is flowering. You can compare String Bean and Protea facts and facts of other plants too.