Ice cream bean
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8Will it grow where I live?
Ice cream bean is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
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Profile
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Height
- 16.5 m
- Spread
- 8 m
- Growth
- very fast
- Lifespan
- 50 years
- First yield
- after 3 years
- Hardiness
- zone 10–12
- Shade tolerance
- partial shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- dry – near water
- pH
- 4.5 – 8
Flowering & harvest
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Uses
⚠️ Hazards
Samen von I. edulis enthalten giftige Verbindungen wie Trypsin- und Chymotrypsininhibitoren , die werden durch Kochen zerstört.
Frequently asked questions
Ice cream bean: how big does it get?
Ice cream bean (Inga edulis) grows as a Tree and reaches roughly 16.5 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 8 m. Growth is very fast.
Ice cream bean: what site does it need?
Ice cream bean tolerates partial shade. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt, Loam. Soil moisture should be in the range dry – near water. The pH may lie between 4.5 and 8.
Ice cream bean: is it hardy?
Ice cream bean is listed as hardy in zone 10–12 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Ice cream bean: will it grow in Central Europe?
Ice cream bean is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
Ice cream bean: when does it flower?
In a temperate northern-hemisphere climate it flowers from May to June.
Ice cream bean: is it poisonous?
Individual parts of Ice cream bean are noted as mildly problematic — the plant does not count as poisonous. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone, only on a confident identification.
Ice cream bean: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 8/10, Medicinal 3/10, Other uses 8/10.
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