Common names:
Wax Bean
Common Bean

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Tree
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5a
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Sap
Dynamic Accumulator: Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Bats
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

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