Val Papdi Bean-Bharat

(Dolichos lablab) This hyacinth bean is bush variety that grows rapidly, likes the summer heat and can be used as a vegetable. The complete plant is edible . The young leaves can be eaten in salad, the older leaves can be cooked. The flowers are edible raw. Bharat is a flat green bean that grows on a bush rather than a vine. The young beans should be harvested and used to prepare Indian dishes.  This variety is day-neutral. Seeds are reddish brown.

Untreated seeds, non-hybrid

Growth Habit:BUSH.