adzuki bean or red bean
Vigna angularis
Bean family (Fabaceae)
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De jonge peulen en bonen zijn eetbaar. Ook als kiemgroente te eten.
Details
| Description: | Herbaceous climber, 0.30-0.90 m. |
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| Distributions: | E. asia - probably originated in japan or southern china, but long cultivated. |
| Habitat: | Cultivated. |
| Year cycle: | Flowers only once (monocarpic annuals) |
| Hardiness: | 34 - 41 f (tender - cool or frost-free glasshouse) |
| Flowering period: | Juni - juli |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Fruiting period: | Augustus - september |
| Fruit color: | Green |
| Notes on fruits: | The colour of the pods is green turning white to grey as they mature. there are many different seed colours from maroon to blue-black mottled with straw. |
| At its best: | Juni - juli |