Sem Phali, Lima Beans - Seeds

Planting and care

They are usually shipped in the spring as bare roots when plants are fully dormant, well before they have leafed out. They’ll look like a bundle of sticks on arrival. Note, they are not dead—simply dormant.If you are buying container-grown plants (vs. bare-root plants), plant them by May or early June for best results.

Caring for Sem Phali

• To help conserve water, reduce stress, and encourage healthy growth, apply a 2- to 4-inch layer of chopped and shredded leaves, grass clippings, or shredded bark around the base of your plants.
• Allow about an inch of space between the mulch and the base stem of the plant.

Harvesting

November to january

Typical uses of Sem Phali

Special features: Commercially grown pantropically for its seeds/beans. Interesting small ornamental tree for tropical areas.

Culinary use: sem phali green pod is consumed as vegetable and its bean as pulse.

Medicinal use:

References

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/ http://www.flowersofindia.net/