Common names:
Common Bean
Snap Bean
French Bean
String Bean
Green Bean

Also sold as:
  • Swiss Landfrauen

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Uses: Provides winter interest
Edible Parts: Roots
Dynamic Accumulator: Co (Cobalt)
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Days to germinate
Pollinators: Wind
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

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