Ogród

Ice Cream Bean

Botanical Name: Inga edulis

USDA Zones: 9-11

Other Names: Ice-cream-bean, Joaquiniquil, Cuaniquil, Guama, Guaba

The beans in the foot long pod are surrounded by white and smooth cotton-ish pulp that resembles the taste of vanilla ice cream. Yummy isn’t it! The beans are used in traditional medicines for treating dysentery, diarrhea, and reliving arthritic joints pains.

Growing Tips:

A warm location and a spot that receives sunlight throughout the day is where it’ll do best. It’s drought tolerant after establishment but will produce bountiful harvest if you water it once in a while.