Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus)

by mizzginn Sep 6, 2008 9:32 PM

Bloom

This is the whole vine you can see some blooms and pods.

Pods starting to form. I think they are prettier than the blooms.

You can see the beans in the pod-almost done.

Dried Pod and seeds

grown here in morning sun

2 pods w/ seeds

I planted these seeds into my vegetable garden right next to the fence. They grew aggressively up and over the fence and then by late summer they started to bloom.

These seeds weigh in approx. 100 seeds per ounce.

Dolichos seedlings 29.4.03

I started these from seeds just 2 weeks ago.

Planted this Hyacinth Bean Vine on 1 May, and even though it's gotten quite big, there are still no blooms!

Love the purple seed pods ... (San Antonio, Tx.)

Plant has almost quit blooming in October when the pods are maturing. (San Antonio, Tx.)

This sprouted and bloomed in about 2 months.....It was a really surprise it was so fast.

Seed in the ground to beans on the vine in two months.

2004

Foliage

Hyacinth bean vine

Still blooming in November. The leaves and beans have turned purple.

Bean pods with a bug.

seeds

Great in October in zone 5a when it has gone to seed

Lablab seed pod

Hyacinth Bean in Smithfield, NC 2006

Hyacinth bean vine. Great cover and nice bloom.

5 Hyacinth Bean seeds planted on each side of arch in April. Photo taken in July.

Grown on a Pergola Post

This hyacinth bean plant is planted down close to the lake in full sun. It's taken over my light post. (and I love it!!)

I have 5 of these growing along my privacy fence in full sun and flocks of Sparrows like to hide in them and like plucking the flower buds from the stems.