How to tend a Phaseolus lunatus

Also known as: Phaseolus inamoenus L., Phaseolus limensis Macfad., Phaseolus portoricensis Bertero ex Spreng., Phaseolus puberulus Kunth, Phaseolus bipunctatus Jacq., Phaseolus xuaresii Zuccagni, Phaseolus saccharatus Macfad., Phaseolus lunatus var. lunatus , Dolichos tonkinensis Bui-quang-Chieu, Phaseolus tunkinensis Lour., Phaseolus ilocanus Blanco, Phaseolus vexillatus sensu Blanco, non L., Phaseolus vulgaris sensu Blanco, non L., Phaseolus rosei Piper, Phaseolus amazonicus Benth., Phaseolus derasus Schrank, Phaseolus compressus Zoll. & Moritzi, Phaseolus pallar Molina, Phaseolus maximus Roxb., Phaseolus platyspermus Haberle ex Steud., Phaseolus falcatus Benth. ex Hemsl., Phaseolus foecundus Macfad., Phaseolus latisiliquus Macfad., Phaseolus tenuiflorus Beurl., Phaseolus lunatus var. macrocarpus (Moench) Benth., Phaseolus lunatus f. solanoides Van Eselt., Phaseolus macrocarpus Moench, Phaseolus rufus Jacq., Phaseolus lunatus f. limenanus Van Eselt., Phaseolus lunatus f. lunonanus Van Eselt., Phaseolus lunatus f. macrocarpus (Moench) Hassl., Phaseolus lunatus f. salicis Van Eselt., Phaseolus lunatus f. vulgaris Hassl., Phaseolus lunatus var. silvester Baudet, Phaseolus limensis Pi.Savi, Phaseolus lunatus var. albus Hassk., Phaseolus lunatus var. lilacinus Hassk., Phaseolus lunatus var. longepedunculatus Hassk., Phaseolus xuarezii Zuccagni, Phaseolus parviflorus Stokes

Watering

Resistant to drought, water once a week

Sunlight

Like sunshine

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

No much requirement for fertilizers

Pruning

Remove diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Tropical Americas
Category
Leguminosae, Phaseolus
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height ≥ 20 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period spring to summer
Flower colors
white, light yellow, light red
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