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Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus) seeds

An attractive, colourful, tropical bean variety from South America that thrives well as a pot plant here.
Contents: Approx. 10 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

28,39 kr

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SKU: 1140

GTIN: 4250601205687

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The Lima Bean originates from Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru. It likes warmth and, in Central Europe, grows best as a pot plant at a sunny location. Lima beans have a mild taste and are suitable for stews.

In tropical and subtropical climate, lima beans grow perennially. However, here, they are cultivated annually only as they can’t stand frost. As this bean variety clearly likes more warmth than our common bean, an early preculture indoors is absolutely recommended to make ripeness even possible – or complete greenhouse cultivation.

Also as ornamental plants for the garden, balcony, and terrace, lima beans, with their numerous tender blossoms standing in racemes, are very decorative. The ripe seeds are as beautiful and colourful later. Depending on the variety, they can be white, yellow, red, violet, and black, single-coloured to radial-patterned. Except for the white-skinned beans, all the others contain the toxic hydrocyanic acid glycoside linamarin. That’s why the beans necessarily have to be boiled before consumption. The boiling water must be drained. Then, the consumption isn’t dangerous.

Plant description

Species:	Fabaceae
Flower colour:	Yellow White
Lifecycle:	Annual Perennial Hardy
Flowering months:	June July August September

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	2-3 cm
Planting distance:	100 cm
Bad companion plants:	Spinach Lettuce Potatoes Sunflower
Germination time:	1-4 weeks 2-6 weeks
When to sow outdoors:	May June July
Germination temperature:	25-30°C

Sowing outdoors after the Ice Saints mid-May until the beginning of July. Depth of sowing: 2-4 cm. When cluster sowing, take 6-8 grains per rod. When sowing in rows, keep a planting distance of 40-50 cm in the row and 100-120 cm row spacing. Likes a lot of sun. Can’t stand wet soil. To increase stability, earthen up when it’s 15 cm high. Runner beans need a rod or something else to climb upon.

Other names

Botanical name:	Phaseolus lunatus
German names:	Limabohne, Mondbohne
French names:	Haricot de Lima, Haricot Du Cap, Pois Du Cap
English names:	Lima Bean, Butter Bean, Sieva Bean
Spanish names:	Pallar, Garrofón, Habones, Judía de Lima, Haba de Lima, Poroto Pallar, Guaracaro
Italian names:	Fagiolo di Lima

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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