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Canavalia rosea
Also called Bay bean, Beach bean, Coastal jackbean, MacKenzie bean, Seaside bean, Sea Peas, Coastal Canavalia
Baybean is a creeping, salt-tolerant coastal legume that sprawls over beach sand and dunes, rooting at the nodes. It is grown mainly for dune stabilization and ornament, and does best in full sun with well-drained sandy soil.
Canavalia rosea is a species of flowering plant of the genus Canavalia in the pea family of Fabaceae, it has a pantropical and subtropical distribution in upper beaches, cliffs, and dunes. Common names include beach bean, bay bean, sea bean, greater sea bean, seaside jack-bean, coastal jack-bean, and MacKenzie bean.
Young seeds and pods are edible, especially after boiling. The flowers can be made into a spice.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Canavalia rosea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
