How to grow Sword bean growing and care:
Frost free +5c, trellising
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive
Planting season:
Spring, summer
Pests and diseases:
Aphids
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
More for design it for easy pick
Size of the plant?
2-6 m, 6-20 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Pink-purple flowers in the shape of butterfly the flowers grow on stem in inflorescence
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible beans
Beans harvest season:
Summer / Autumn
Beans pests or diseases:
Larva
What can be done with big quantities of Sword bean beans?
Pods when young: cooked, stew. Beans dry: cooked
Work requirements on the beans:
For the beans it’s to pick them before it start to fall on the floor
How long does it take to bear beans?
Start to bear pods after 2 month
Scientific name:
Canavalia gladiata
Categories
Blooming Seasons |
- Spring flowers
- Summer flowers
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Edible Parts |
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Culinary uses |
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Flower colors |
- Pink flower
- Purple flower
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Climate |
- Mediterranean Climate
- Subtropics Climate
- Tropics Climate
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Harvest Season |
- Autumn Harvest
- Summer Harvest
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Ornamental parts |
- Ornamental flower
- Ornamental plant
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Plant growing speed |
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Plant life-form |
- Evergreen
- Herbaceous
- Legumes
- Perennial plant
- Vine
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Plant Uses |
- Edible plants
- Ground fixing plants
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season |
- Spring Planting
- Summer planting
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Plants sun exposure |
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Watering plants |
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Hardiness zone |
- Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 11
- Hardiness zone 12
- Hardiness zone 13
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