Vicia faba 'Dreadnought'
Broad bean 'Dreadnought', Fava bean 'Dreadnought'
Vicia Vicia
'Dreadnought' _ 'Dreadnought' is an erect annual, typically grown as a vegetable crop, with square stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into broadly lance-shaped, grey-green leaflets and fragrant, black-marked, white flowers in spring followed by long, green pods containing edible white beans, ready for harvest in early summer.
Vicia faba 'Dreadnought' is: Deciduous
Strongly scented flowers.
Climbing
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
White in Spring
Grey-green in Summer
Aphids , Bean seed fly , Pea and bean weevil , Seed beetle , Slugs , Snails , Thrips Aphids , Bean seed fly , Pea and bean weevil , Seed beetle , Slugs , Snails , Thrips
Chocolate spot , Downy mildew , Foot and root rot , Halo blight , Powdery mildew Chocolate spot , Downy mildew , Foot and root rot , Halo blight , Powdery mildew
Provide support for growing stems. Pinch the top 5 cm off the top of the stem as the first beans begin to form. Can be harvested early and cooked like mangetout.
Seed
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Vicia faba 'Dreadnought' (Broad bean 'Dreadnought') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.45m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flower Arranging, Wallside and trellises
Plant in fertile, well-drained soil in sun with shelter from strong winds. Do not plant where beans grew the previous year. Incorporate well-rotted manure before planting & apply a general purpose fertiliser 1 week before planting. Support stems.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Vicia faba 'Dreadnought'
Broad bean 'Dreadnought', Fava bean 'Dreadnought'
Vicia Vicia
'Dreadnought' _ 'Dreadnought' is an erect annual, typically grown as a vegetable crop, with square stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into broadly lance-shaped, grey-green leaflets and fragrant, black-marked, white flowers in spring followed by long, green pods containing edible white beans, ready for harvest in early summer.
Deciduous
Strongly scented flowers.
Climbing
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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White in Spring
Grey-green in Summer
Aphids , Bean seed fly , Pea and bean weevil , Seed beetle , Slugs , Snails , Thrips
Chocolate spot , Downy mildew , Foot and root rot , Halo blight , Powdery mildew
Provide support for growing stems. Pinch the top 5 cm off the top of the stem as the first beans begin to form. Can be harvested early and cooked like mangetout.
Seed
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Vicia faba 'Dreadnought' (Broad bean 'Dreadnought') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.45m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flower Arranging, Wallside and trellises
Plant in fertile, well-drained soil in sun with shelter from strong winds. Do not plant where beans grew the previous year. Incorporate well-rotted manure before planting & apply a general purpose fertiliser 1 week before planting. Support stems.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Vicia faba 'Dreadnought' (Broad bean 'Dreadnought')
American serpentine leaf miner; chrysanthemum leaf miner
Liriomyza trifolii
Insect
Absent
2
3
Regulated pest already subject to review at the EU level (2013). Regularly intercepted in the trade.
Vicia faba 'Dreadnought' (Broad bean 'Dreadnought')
Lima-bean pod borer; Pea pod borer
Etiella zinckenella
Insect
Absent
2
3
Moth pest of peas and beans intercepted in the UK on plant produce with some interceptions now being made on pepper. Unlikely to pose a significant threat; as would not survive UK winters outdoors and suitable hosts are not grown in protected cultivation. Maintain a watching brief for any reports of E. zinckenella on peppers; especially if from Europe and/or glasshouses.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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