Winged bean grow and care – vine of the genus Psophocarpus also known as Asparagus pea or Winged pea, Winged bean perennial evergreen but in cold climate grow as annual plant, can grow in tropic, mediterranean, temperate or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 10b+ as perennial, 4+ as annual
Leaves edible the shape triangle round in the edge
Flower edible color blue-purplish-white flowers with butterfly shape
Winged bean pods
Pod edible when young the taste remind asparagus, the pods 10-20 cm the edges of the four corners wavy pods look like wings, beans edible when young and also as dry beans
Root small light brown-yellow in nutty flavor in cone shape
Winged bean for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Winged bean growing and care:
Trellising
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Larva
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
More for design it for easy pick
Size of the plant?
Height 2-4 m (6-12 feet) wide 3-5 m (10-15 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
All year
General information about the flower:
Blue-purplish-white flowers with butterfly shape
Pollination is done by:
Butterfly, bees
Uses of Winged bean flowers:
Salad
Edible beans
Beans harvest season:
All year, in cold climate spring – summer
Beans pests or diseases:
Birds, larva
What can be done with big quantities of Winged bean beans?
Pods when young: cooked, stew. Beans when young: eaten raw. Dry beans: cooked stew
Work requirements on the beans:
For the beans it’s to pick them before it start to fall on the floor
How long does it take to bear beans?
Start to bear pods after 45 days
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year in colder climate spring – summer
How to harvest the leaves?
Young leaves, after the plant establish cut the branches that go upper that you can pick easier the pods
Information about leaves:
Triangle leaves round in the edge,
Uses of Winged bean leaves:
Salad when it young, after: soup, quiche
Scientific name:
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
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