soybean
Glycine max
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Notes
Soybean (Glycine max) is a vegetable for a food garden or a container. 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 dry to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and reaches 24 to 36 inches tall in a columnar shape. It blooms in early to late summer, and the green leaves fill out the plant quickly.
Native range
China and Russia.