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Monday, May 05, 2008

Planted Hyacinth Bean Seeds


This morning I planted a hill of Hyacinth Beans (Dolichos lablab) on one of the trellis north of the house.

A beautiful twining legume, this entire plant is ornamental--the deep red stems and glossy veiny foliage bear an airy cascade of delicate, inch-long lilac-rose blossoms. Ruby-purple beanpods, 3 inches long, arise beneath the flowers over a long season. For a colorful ornamental display, Hyacinth Bean is unsurpassed! The blooms arise all summer, and the beans mature in 80 days from a spring sowing in full sun. Give this plant something to climb and watch it take off! It reaches 10 feet tall.

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