Common names:
Pole Bean
Common Bean
Green Bean

Also sold as:
  • Selma Zester

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: In Water
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5b
Uses: Culinary Herb
Edible Parts: Stem
Dynamic Accumulator: Mg (Magnesium)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Start indoors
Pollinators: Cleistogamous
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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