Yardlong Bean: Red Noodle
(Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)

Yardlong beans are an annual, vining or bushy, subspecies of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) that produce elongated pods up to 1 m long. Green pods and seeds are eaten as a fresh vegetable and the plants are also used as fodder, green manure, or cover crop.

A red-podded, stringless, tender variety with pods up to 55 cm long. The pods lose their color when cooked. 80 days to harvest. Trellis the vines for easier harvest.