Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 10 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 8 - 10 inches
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flower Color: White
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Self
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 2014 National
Other: AAS 2014

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Common names
  • Bush Bean
  • Bean
  • Common Bean

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Location: My garden in Bark River, MI
Date: 2017-08-27
Location: My garden in Bark River, MI
Date: 2017-08-15

Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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