Yardlong Bean: Purple-Podded
(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 productive purple podded variety. The pods are shorter than the green-podded varieties. Trellis the vines for easier harvest.