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  • Strophostyles leiosperma, Small Wild Bean 
Strophostyles leiosperma, Small Wild Bean 
Strophostyles leiosperma, Small Wild Bean 
Strophostyles leiosperma, Small Wild Bean 
Strophostyles leiosperma, Small Wild Bean 

Strophostyles leiosperma, Small Wild Bean 

Strophostyles leiosperma 

Small Wild Bean 

  • Annual Vine
  • Average to dry soils, prefers sandy conditions
  • Full Sun 
  • 6 tall vine-requires support
  • Summer blooms

Thrives in open woodlands or meadows, as well as sandy shorelines, as long as they have something to climb on

New to me, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/strophostyles-leiosperma-small-wild-bean-prairie-moon-nursery.html -Technically I tried growing some last year, but the squirrels got the seedlings ☹

Very similar Trailing Wild Bean, which I grew last year in a large pot, these are described as preferring sandier, dryer conditions.

While the pods of this bean are fuzzier than their Trailing cousins, their seeds are reportedly smooth and free of the fuzziness found on the Trailing species, which may be appealing to anyone considering these as a dry-bean crop.

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photo by Windscorpion via Wikimedia Commons

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The Online Plant Nursery will re-open for orders on Tuesday, May 17th

Pickups will begin the following week.

I will be offering plug sized plants for $1.25 each or 5 for $5. 

I'm in the process of adding species that I expect to offer this spring to the listings since they are starting to germinate and I'm starting to get an idea of which will be available in abundant quantities.

Since the list is much longer this year I've added several categories to help narrow down your options based on a variety of criteria.

For those who have already adopted seedlings, planting instructions can be found here.
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