Chinese / Thai Green Yard Long Beans - Heirloom Vegetable - Vigna sesquipedalis - 5 Seeds Bonsai

Chinese / Thai Green Yard Long Beans - Heirloom Vegetable - Vigna sesquipedalis - 5 Seeds BonsaiDespite the name, the pods are actually only about half a yard long; the subspecies name sesquipedalis (one and a half foot long) is a rather exact approximation of the pods' length. This plant is of a different genus than the common bean. It is a vigorous climbing annual vine. A variety of the cowpea, it is grown primarily for its strikingly long (35 75 cm) immature pods and has uses very similar to that of a green bean. The pods, which begin to form

Some species produce natural biocides (especially alkaloids) to deter or even kill animals that would eat them

pale yellow flowers in spring

rounded deciduous tree

spreading branches

The traditionally prepared dried sceletium was often chewed and the saliva swallowed

flat topped heads of white flowers

The 'Youngberry' is grown in Australia

each containing numerous seeds

It is recommended by some doctors for people having low red blood cell count

maple-like leaves which turn yellow in autumn

Description - It is a member of the Brassica family

sometimes forming a dense