Common names:
Dry Bean
Common Bean

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4a
Uses: Salad greens
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: Cu (Copper)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Start indoors
Pollinators: Flies
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

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