species
Phaseolus vulgaris
French bean · Green bean
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Phaseolus vulgaris is a annual in the family Fabaceae, also known as French bean or Green bean, introduced to the UK. It reaches 45 cm tall and 30 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from June to July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H2 (tender): 1 to 5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 45 cm tall × 30 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H2 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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