Broad bean

Broad bean
Photo: Ewen Cameron · CC BY 4.0

Pet safety

Not known yet. Check before letting pets near.

Through the year

Flowering months are not yet confirmed.

Key care steps

  1. Grow in full sun.
  2. Use chalk, clay, loam or sand; acid, alkaline or neutral ph. soil and avoid waterlogging.
  3. Protect according to its H4 — down to −10°C hardiness rating.

Broad bean is an annual with upright, square-sectioned stems and oblong, blue-green leaves. Clusters of scented, tubular, black and white or dark red flowers are followed by pods 15–30cm long, usually picked green and turning black when fully mature.

Sun: Full sun.

Soil: Chalk, clay, loam or sand; acid, alkaline or neutral pH..

Hardiness: H4 — down to −10°C.