Common names:
Wax Bean
Common Bean

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6b
Uses: Culinary Herb
Edible Parts: Flowers
Dynamic Accumulator: Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Needs specific temperature
Pollinators: Cleistogamous
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

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