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Purple Hyacinth Bean |
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Dolichos Bean |
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Australian Pea |
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Tonga Bean |
| Lablab purpureus | Accepted |
| Dolichos lablab | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 6 - 8 feet |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Purple Bi-Color: Pink and white Other: usually purple, some bi-color pink and white |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 65 to 85F Days to germinate: 5 to 14 Sow in situ Other info: sometimes self-seeds |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
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| Posted by Sharon (Calvert City, KY - Zone 7a) on Jan 9, 2012 12:57 AM This vine surprised me. Here in the heat of western Kentucky most vines die out by the end of July, but not the Purple Hyacinth Bean vine. It seemed to grow and bloom forever, long after the leaves had fallen from the deciduous trees. It's a great vine for covering fences or a trellis quickly, producing purple flowers and those striking electric-purple colored seed pods. Lablab bean is a good choice for a quick screen, though. It grows so fast, has beautiful, fragrant flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds, and it even produces edible leaves, flowers, and roots. Dry seeds are poisonous due to high concentrations of cyanogenic glucosides. I particularly like it because of the numbers of hummingbirds it attracts. |
| Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 9, 2011 6:11 PM Purple Hyacinth Bean is a fast growing annual vine with bright purple, bean-like seedpods and pretty pink flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The dried beans contain high concentrations of cyanogenic glucosides and are only edible after prolonged boiling. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Nov 8, 2011 8:10 AM HBV begins to bloom mid-summer and produces many seed pods by late Fall. Seeds are numerous and easy to dry and save. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Zencat (West Valley City, Utah - Zone 7a) on May 2, 2013 9:01 AM These took about 10 days to appear. [ Reply to this comment | |
| vbprog | On April 18, 2015 | Transplanted Put one of them against the garden fence. |
| vbprog | On March 18, 2015 | Plant emerged |
| vbprog | On March 7, 2015 | Seeds sown |
| vbprog | On October 20, 2014 | Obtained plant Received seed from @Evan |
| lovesblooms | On April 26, 2015 | Seeds sown |
| piksihk | On January 24, 2019 | Miscellaneous Event Collected seeds |
| piksihk | On February 12, 2017 | Seeds sown Seeds collected 11/16 |
| antsinmypants | On May 23, 2021 | Seeds sown DS in Garden two & in arch garden |
| dnrevel | On April 9, 2021 | Seeds sown Planted 6 more seeds in individual pots, putting in mini-greenhouse. NOTE: needs specific temperature: 65 to 85F to germinate. Days to germinate: 5 to 14 |
| dnrevel | On April 8, 2021 | Seeds sown Soaked seeds for 24 hours before planting in small pots and in DT window box tray. NOTE: needs specific temperature: 65 to 85F to germinate. Days to germinate: 5 to 14 |
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| Hyacinth Bean seeds to share by GardeningMama | Apr 6, 2018 9:38 AM | 0 |
| Hyacinth bean seeds by RobinD | May 22, 2018 7:55 AM | 8 |
| hyacinth seeds to share by afytexas | Mar 26, 2018 11:09 AM | 3 |
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![Date: June 2, 2011Lablab \"Beans\"](/pics/2011-09-09/plantladylin/98d076-175.jpg "Date: June 2, 2011Lablab \\"Beans\\"")
