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Fabaceae
Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Also known as Common bean, String bean, Garden bean, Phaseolus sphaericus var. niger
Zones 5–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Vegetable · Edible · Legume · Annual · Garden Crop · Bean · Food Plant · Climbing · Kitchen Garden · Nitrogen-Fixing
Pet-safeEdible fruitCulinaryAttracts pollinators
In stock at 3 nurseriesStock updated 9/11/2026
Common beans thrive in full sun with warm, well-drained soil rich in organic matter, and they are one of the most rewarding edible crops for home gardeners. Water consistently, especially once flowers appear, to ensure a good pod set, and avoid wetting the foliage to reduce disease risk. Support climbing varieties with stakes or a trellis, and harvest pods regularly to encourage continued production.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; about 1 inch per week · Every 5-7 days during active growth; increase during pod development
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Central European Rus, Chad, Chita, Colombia, Comoros
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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