trefle.io · Taken Jan 30, 2022 by Jorge Fernández (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Fava-bean
Vicia faba
Also known as Faba vulgaris var. viridissima, Faba vulgaris var. quisquilina, Vicia porphyrea, Faba vulgaris subsp. minor
Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Fava Bean · Legume · Edible · Cool Season · Vegetable Garden · Nitrogen Fixing · Cover Crop · Annual Vegetable · Spring Garden · Food Crop
Fava beans thrive in cool weather with full sun to partial shade and consistent moisture throughout their growing season. Plant in well-drained, fertile soil and provide support for taller varieties as they grow. Pinch out the growing tips once flowers set to improve pod yield and deter aphids.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 9 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Angola, Argentina South, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Corse
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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