Botanical Name: Vicia faba
Plant Type: Hardy Annual
The broad, or fava bean, Vicia faba, has a distinguished heritage, having been cultivated in Europe for at least 4000 years, and prior to the discovery of the new world was the only bean cultivated on the Continent. It is a frost-hardy annual, with its wild ancestor thought to have come from the Mediterranean or Middle East. It is traditionally grown through the cooler months to sup...
