Common Bean | |
Snap Bean | |
French Bean | |
String Bean | |
Green Bean |
Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Uses: | Provides winter interest |
Edible Parts: | Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | I (Iodine) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Midges |
Conservation status: | Near Threatened (NT)
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