Common names:
Snap Bean (String
Green or French Bean)
Common Bean

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fern
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5b
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Dynamic Accumulator: Fe (Iron)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info
Pollinators: Bees
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)

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