General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 2 to 6 feet
Fruit: Other: 4 to 12 inch long pods containing white seeds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Jack Bean
  • Wonder Bean
  • Overlook Bean
  • Brazilian Broad Bean
  • Feijao-de-Porco

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-09-06
Canavalia ensiformis 002
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-09-15
Jack Bean - Canavalia ensiformis 004
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-09-06
Canavalia ensiformis 001
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2016-02-15
Close up of germinating seed
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2016-02-15

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