Decaisnea fargesii
Blue Bean Plant
Decaisnea are deciduous shrubs with large, pinnate leaves and, in Summer, greenish flowers that are followed by bean-like fruit. 'Blue Bean Plant' has, as the name implies, fruit that is blue in colour. The bean-like pods are up to 10 cms. long. The large leaves are also tinged with blue in Spring. The fruits are edible, but the plant is usually grown for its ornamental value
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Blue Bean Plant
Latin name
Decaisnea fargesii
type
Deciduous Shrub
family
Lardizabalaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
8.00 M
8.00 M
Decaisnea fargesii
Decaisnea are deciduous shrubs with large, pinnate leaves and, in Summer, greenish flowers that are followed by bean-like fruit. 'Blue Bean Plant' has, as the name implies, fruit that is blue in colour. The bean-like pods are up to 10 cms. long. The large leaves are also tinged with blue in Spring. The fruits are edible, but the plant is usually grown for its ornamental value
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in a sheltered site in full sun or partial shade in fertile, moist , free-draining soil.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Early Summer
Clusters of somewhat insignificant greenish flowers appear in early Summer, and are followed by the blue bean-like pods
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