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Mark submitted a new showcase item:
Madgascan Bean (Bean Madagascar)
Madgascan Bean (Bean Madagascar)
Read more about this showcase item...Here is my Madagascan Bean plant or some call it "Bean Madagascar". Apparently, this climbing bean originated in Peru cultivated by humans over 8000 years ago!
It's a perennial and lives for about 3-4 years and grows fast getting to a height of around 4 metres and width of 2-3 m. The vine itself is attractive but the tiny white flowers are hardly noticeable amongst the foliage. After flowering, large flat pods form (not edible) similar shape to sweet pea and inside usually forms 3 large speckled maroon and white beans. Beans are about the...