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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Central America, South America
Australia

Types

Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia

Number of Varieties

22
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds
open forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

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
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

210.00 cm530.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm530.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Purple
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring

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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate
Adequately

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, 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
Prune after flowering

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Salt

Facts

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
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen
Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
Acacia retinodes

Common Name

String bean, Field bean, French bean
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle

In Hindi

String Bean
Silver Wattle

In German

Bohne
Silver Wattle

In French

Haricot vert
Mimosa d'été

In Spanish

String Bean
acacia amarilla

In Greek

Αμπελοφάσουλο
ασήμι μιμόζα

In Portuguese

Feijão de corda
Acacia retinodes

In Polish

Fasolka szparagowa
Silver Wattle

In Latin

Gloria Bean
Silver Wattle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Fabales

Family

Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Phaseolus
Acacia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae
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Subfamily

Faboideae
-

Number of Species

115950
1 27800
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Difference Between String Bean and Silver Wattle

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Importance of String Bean and Silver Wattle

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of String Bean and Silver Wattle. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare String Bean and Silver Wattle 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 Silver Wattle is . String Bean has beauty benefits as follows: Beautiful Skin while Silver Wattle has beauty benefits as follows: Beautiful Skin.

Compare Facts of String Bean vs Silver Wattle

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