🫘 Winged Beans
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
vegetables
perennial climbing vine (annual in temperate)
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate to high
🗺️ Zones
9, 12
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-draining, fertile, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in. apart, 36-48 in. between rows (vine; needs trellis)
⏱️ Maturity
60-80 days (from seed) for pods; 120-180 days for mature tubers
🍴 Edible Parts
🍽️ Stir-fried pods, salad greens, edible flowers, roasted seeds, tuberous roots
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (5)
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Sweet potatoes create dense weed-suppressing groundcover beneath trellised winged beans; the two crops occupy complementary vertical zones with no competition.
🤝 trellis crops
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
Growth inhibition or competition
⚠️ alliums
Growth inhibition or competition
📝 Growing Notes
Entirely edible: pods, leaves, flowers, seeds, and tuberous roots all consumed. Nitrogen fixer. Needs trellising, corn makes excellent living support. Thrives in hot, humid tropics.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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