Yard Long Beans
Vigna uguicilata spp. sesqipedallis
27.0998, -82.4543
Field Notes
Description:
I was given these Tropical beans and have found them fascinating to watch. The first leaves protect the next 3 that come up by closing the two leaves for protection when it is too hot or too chilly. Next a two pronged flower comes up. It blooms and is pollinated. Looking carefully at slide 4 you can see the beginning of long thin beans coming out of the flower pods. Slide 5 is the mature beans growing side by side long and slender from the curved stem.
Habitat:
They need water so it is better to wait until the rainy season, but I have them in my Earth box and they are doing well. They are good eating and thrive in hot humid weather!
Notes:
I will try to find out the correct ID from the Master Gardener who gave them to my friend and who then gave them to me.
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