Climbing bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Species French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean, is a herbaceous annual plant. Its botanical classification, along with other Phaseolus species, is as a member of the legume family, Fabaceae. It forms a green-leaved vine which produces beans inside of pods.
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Germination temperature
- 15.6–35 °C
- Ideal germination temperature
- 26.7 °C
- Germination time
- 7–14 days
- Time to harvest
- 50–70 days
- Frost limit
- 0 °C