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Fabaceae
Siam-bean
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
Also known as Lupinus trifoliatus, Dolichos fabiformis, Trigonella goalia, Manyatta bean
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Guar · Legume · Tropical · Field-Crop · Guar-Gum · Edible-Pod · Annual · Warm-Season · Drought-Sensitive
Siam-bean thrives in warm, sunny conditions with regular watering and well-draining soil. It is primarily a field crop grown for its pods and seeds, which are a source of guar gum. Plant in a frost-free garden bed with full sun and keep soil consistently moist during the growing season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -10°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 6a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Chad, China South-Central, Ethiopia, India, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mali, Mozambique, Nauru, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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