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Height: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m) 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m) 10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m) 12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m) 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
Spacing: 9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Hardiness: Not Applicable
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Seed is poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Grown for foliage Blue-Green Burgundy Aromatic Smooth-Textured Veined
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Flowers are fragrant Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
On Feb 8, 2008, CurtisJones from Longmont, CO wrote:
Information compliments of Botanical Interests, Inc. (www.botanicalinterests.com): "Annual. Blooms in summer. 6' to 20' vine. Full sun. Purple stems with dark green leaves and purple to white flower clusters, followed by eye-catching velvety purple bean pods. Makes an attractive fast growing screen. This exotic tropical looking vine can be grown up arbors, trellises, fences, in hanging baskets, or as a groundcover. It is used as an important forage crop in the tropics. The immature bean pods are edible, but probably not as good tasting as many other garden beans. The purple color will turn green when cooked. Mature bean seeds may be eaten, but they must be boiled and drained at least twice to discard the toxic cyanogenic glucosides. We do not recommend eating them. The common name is misleading, as Hyacinth Beans are not true beans. But, like beans, they are a member of the pea family. The Hyacinth Bean Vine requires well-drained soil to thrive and is much more drought tolerant than other bean varieties. OUTDOORS: Sow in spring after average last day of frost. (Recommended) INDOORS: Sow 6-8 weeks before last spring frost. Difficult to transplant - use extreme care (such as pulp pots) to avoid disturbing roots. SPECIAL GERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS: Soak seeds in water for 24 hours before planting."
On Oct 25, 2004, jakestick1 from New York, NY (Zone 6a) wrote:
Great vine, plant seed 5/15 in zone 6A will grow to 20 feet in 80 days.Flowers like sweet peas out of this world in NYC will start to flower 7/15 if seed plated by 5/15
Gorgeous flowers and red pods. A lot of plant per seed planted, and a lot of seeds generated from only one plant. It didn't generate pods for quite a while (early blooms just fell off), but once it decided to generate seed pods, there were lots. Flowers came in late summer, so it was a nice addition of color when so much else was done for the season. (Phoenix, Arizona)
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Tempe, Arizona Anderson, California Colorado Springs, Colorado Longmont, Colorado Walsenburg, Colorado Davenport, Florida Commerce, Georgia Cumming, Georgia Evans, Georgia Lavonia, Georgia Anderson, Indiana Hanson, Kentucky Hammond, Louisiana St Paul, Minnesota Blue Springs, Missouri Macbaine, Missouri Williamsburg, New Mexico , New York Crown Point, New York Malden, New York South Mills, North Carolina Montrose-ghent, Ohio Williamsburg, Ohio Tishomingo, Oklahoma Haverford, Pennsylvania Mifflintown, Pennsylvania Tusculum, Tennessee Denton, Texas Elgin, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Hutto, Texas Kyle, Texas Lufkin, Texas Quitman, Texas Rowlett, Texas Spring Branch, Texas Nellysford, Virginia Charleston, West Virginia
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