sieva bean
Phaseolus lunatus
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 12 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Sieva bean (Phaseolus lunatus) is a vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It blooms in summer and again in autumn, and it grows in acid, alkaline, or neutral soil. Give it room, since it can climb well over 10 feet tall.
Pairs well with Potato, Celeriac, and Fernleaf dill.
Native range
Tropics.