Broad Bean — "Sweet Lorane"

Vicia faba

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Soil pH	6.0-6.8
Physical characteristics
Height	1.0
Width	0.3
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Annual
Growth	Fast
Spacing	20cm
Propagation method	Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant
When to sow (outdoors)	6 weeks after sowing them in pots
When to plant (transplant)	6 weeks after sowing them in pots
Germination time	21 days
Seed viability	3-5 years
Propagation - Transplanting	sow in deep pots in cool, frost-free place
Propagation - Direct sowing	Feb-April; Oct-Nov
Uses
Utility	Nitrogen fixer
Edible parts	Leaves, Seed
Names
Alternate name	fava bean, faba bean, Broad bean, or faba bean Varieties with smaller, harder seeds that are fed to horses or other animals are called field bean, tic bean or tick bean Horse bean
German name	Ackerbohne
Taxonomy
Family	Fabaceae or Leguminosae
Origin and spread
Native to	Afghanistan, Iran
Introduced into	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, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Italy, Jawa, Kenya, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Libya, Madeira, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uruguay, Vermont, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia
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