Common names:
Dry Shelling Bean
Common Bean

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Herb/Forb
Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 7b
Uses:Will Naturalize
Edible Parts:Bark
Dynamic Accumulator:Ca (Calcium)
Wildlife Attractant:Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds:Scarify seeds
Start indoors
Pollinators:Bees
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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