50 ASPARAGUS PEA Winged Pea Lotus Tetragonolobus Red Flower Legume Vegetable Seeds

Description:
Name: Asparagus Pea
Other common names: Winged Pea, Square Podded Pea
Scientific name: Lotus Tetragonolobus syn. Tetragonolobus Purpureus
Color: Red Flowers, Green Peas
Plant seeds: Outdoors after frost, indoors weeks before last frost
Plant height: 16 – 20 inches
Plant spacing: 6 inches apart in rows spaced 12 inches apart
Bloom time: June – August
Harvest: 65 days
Light requirements: Sun
Soil & water preferences: Average
Quantity: 50 seeds

Edible uses:
The young seedpods can be eaten raw or cooked. They are often added to salads, cooked as a vegetable, or included in soups and stews. The flavor is similar to asparagus. Only the very young pods, less than 25mm long, should be used as older pods turn fibrous. The seeds can be cooked and used like peas, and the roasted seeds can be used as a coffee substitute.