Bean Climbing 'Madagascar'
Bean Climbing 'Madagascar' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A vigorous, climbing, tropical lima bean, it lives for many years and is excellent at coping with wet, humid conditions. It can be used as a tropical alternative to broad beans or as a dried bean. The dried beans cook quickly and make tasty vegetarian burgers! Suitable for warm temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. Madagascar Bean growing information.
Product: Bean Climbing 'Madagascar'
Product type: SEED (10)
Botanical name: Phaseolus lunatus
Syn.: Syn. Lima del Papa Runner, Christmas Lima, syn. P. limensis
An ancient vegetable grown in Peru for over 8000 years. Madagascar bean is a vigorous, climbing, tropical lima bean. It is excellent at coping with wet, humid conditions. There is usually little pod production in the 1st year but it is very prolific after that. The seeds are an attractive white with burgundy speckles. The shelled beans can be used fresh or dried in soups and stews. If harvested young, while the seeds are still white, it is a good tropical substitute for broad beans.
Plant type: Short-lived perennial, live 3 - 4 years
Plant height: Grow to 3 - 4m; require a strong trellis
Sow when: Wait for warm, humid weather; soil temperature of at least 25°C is needed
Temperate: November - December
Subtropical: October - January
Germination: 7 - 10 days
Depth: 2 - 4 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: direct into garden bed
Soil type: Wide range of soils; requires moisture; tolerates acidity
Rows: 1m apart
Details: Soak seeds in hot water for up to an hour until seeds swell to improve germination
Harvest: 60 days (fresh), 115 days (dried); pick daily, early in the morning
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
10 seeds per packet
Phaseolus lunatus
Syn. Lima del Papa Runner, Christmas Lima, syn. P. limensis
Short-lived perennial, live 3 - 4 years
Bean Climbing 'Madagascar'
A vigorous, climbing, tropical lima bean, it lives for many years and is excellent at coping with wet, humid conditions. It can be used as a tropical alternative to broad beans or as a dried bean. The dried beans cook quickly and make tasty vegetarian burgers! Suitable for warm temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. Madagascar Bean growing information.