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On Nov 6, 2006, galdenrover from Keller, TX wrote:
I bought it as a seedling from a plant-in-a-can company and it has grown like crazy. If the trellis was tall enough this baby would be 14' tall! If only, if only.
Instead it goes up 7' and back down again.
Allelopatic against Poaceae and some other Fabaceae. Useful to prevent some insects in crops, also some fungi. Unnecessary to innoculate Rhizobium, the association is native in jack beans.
On Dec 1, 2003, Horseshoe from Efland, NC (Zone 7a) wrote:
Mercy! It took several months to find out what this "mystery lima" plant was. Thanks to some Internet friends it was discovered this is no lima but rather a "pea"!
A fun plant to grow, a great conversation piece, a wonderful green manure/cover crop and, instead of eating the bean/seed it is said that people eat the young foliage. (Use as a potherb or stir-fry.)
Native to the West Indies and Central America, this plant thrives on heat but has been successfully grown at elevations of 6,000 ft.
Seed can be planted in rows, as a potted specimen plant, or if planted as a green manure then broadcasting the seed is recommended. (Those of you with short growing seasons may want to start seed indoors. Maturity date for seed runs from 180-300 days!)
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Pensacola, Florida Lawrenceville, Georgia Walnut Shade, Missouri Efland, North Carolina Hillsborough, North Carolina Florence, South Carolina Houston, Texas Keller, Texas Longview, Texas Sherman, Texas
