Potomac bean
Phaseolus vulgaris 'Potomac (pole)'
AAS Winner 1943
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
Garden uses
Notes
Potomac bean (Phaseolus vulgaris 'Potomac (pole)') is a climbing vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average moisture. It grows at a rapid pace and climbs, so give it a trellis or poles to twine up.
Pairs well with Butternut squash, Buffalosun F1 tomato, and Pesto Perpetuo basil.