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Bean 'Dreadnought' (Broad Bean)
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syn. Vicia faba 'Dreadnought'
An erect annual, typically grown as a vegetable crop, with square stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into broadly lance-shaped, grey-green leaflets and fragrant, black-marked, white flowers in spring followed by long, green pods containing edible white beans, ready for harvest in early summer.
Height 1.2m (4ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft), 1-2 years to maturity.
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