Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Central America, South America
Mediterranean
Types
Bush Beans, Pole Beans
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Number of Varieties
28
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Fields, Loamy soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
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
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
210.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm4.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Consistently
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in winter
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
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
-
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
As decorated salad
Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'
PISUM sativum
Common Name
String bean, Field bean, French bean
Garden Pea
In Hindi
String Bean
चीनी मटर
In German
Bohne
Kefe
In French
Haricot vert
Erbse
In Spanish
String Bean
guisante
In Greek
Αμπελοφάσουλο
μπιζέλι
In Portuguese
Feijão de corda
ervilha
In Polish
Fasolka szparagowa
groch
In Latin
Gloria Bean
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Pisum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Phaseoleae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
115150
1
27800
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