green bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 15 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, pink, red, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a climbing vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows at a rapid rate and twines upward, so give it a trellis or poles to climb. Blooms in yellow, pink, red, or white appear in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Sweet corn, Celeriac, and Basil.
Native range
Tropical America.