Bean Seeds - White, Climbing-Mountain

The Bean Seeds - White, Climbing-Mountain (Vigna umbellata), also known as Rice Bean -  provide a versatile and flavorful addition to your salad. With their small size and mild taste, these beans make the perfect garnish for any salad. Bring a touch of variety and nutrition to your dishes with these amazing bean seeds.
Common names 
Red bean, rice bean, ricebean, climbing mountain bean, mambi bean, oriental bean [English]; haricot riz [French]; feijão arroz [Portuguese]; fríjol mambé, fríjol rojo, frijol de arroz, fríjol chino [Spanish]; 赤小豆 [Chinese]; kacang uci [Indonesian]; タケアズキ [Japanese]; मस्याङ [Nepalese]; ถั่วแดง (thua daeng) [Thai]; đậu nho nhe [Vietnamese]
Rice Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are related to the Kidney Bean. They have a mild flavor and firm texture.
A sprawling, legume bush 30-75cm tall, with trailing stems 1- 2 metres long. Trifoliate hairy leaves to 10cm long, grow thick on the stems providing a very dense coverage on the plant. Clusters of bright yellow pea flowers make a bright display, followed by groups of 5-12 round pods to 10cm long, with 7-10 smooth seeds per pod. There are a number of varieties, varying from short-stemmed bushes to more erect plants, with differing colour seeds, which can be yellow, brown or mottled, all about the size of a grain of rice.
Slender twining vine; drought-tolerant; needs well-drained soils; often intercropped with rice. There are both climbing and bush types of rice bean. It can be grown as an annual or perennial. The bush variety can be 30-75 cm tall. Trifoliate leaves grow thick on the stems providing a dense ground cover. Yellow flowers are followed by round pods in heavy producing groups of 5-12 about 10 cm long. The plants require short days to flower. Seeds are ready for harvest 90-120 days after planting depending on the time of year.
Sow seeds in full sun. Provide a support as plants grow. Plant about 18- to 24-inches apart. Keep soil evenly moist. Young pods and leaves can be eaten fresh or allowed to mature and dry on the vine before picking.