An indigenous staple crop of the Eastern U.S, Wild Kidney Bean thrives along forest woodland & forest edges & thickets; with minimal to no care required for it to grow. If added next to small shrubs or trees, the vines and beautiful pink-colored blooms can compliment almost any landscape come late Spring through early Summer. It’s a perfect passive food addition for any forest trails you regularly walk too!
Wild Kidney Bean or Thicket Bean (Phaseolus polystachios)
•Wild Kidney Bean is a legume (belonging to the same family as peas, beans, chickpeas, etc) and as such it fixates nitrogen into the soil as it grows.
•Provides food for numerous small mammals, song birds and large birds
•Grows up to 20-30 feet long and can add food & shelter for various insects, birds, and humans
•Known to be extremely adaptive and resilient- and can be relied on as a food source through most scarcities
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