species
Vicia faba
Broad Bean · Bell bean · Fava bean · Field bean
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Vicia faba belongs to the family Fabaceae, also known as Broad Bean, Bell bean, Fava bean or Field bean, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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