Common names:
Common Bean
Snap Bean
French Bean
String Bean
Green Bean

Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated

General Plant Information (Edit)
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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Comments:
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