Hyacinth bean

Hyacinth Bean, Lablab Bean
Scientific Name: Dolichos lablab L.
Synonym: Lablab purpureus
Family: Fabaceae ...

Hyacinth Bean Vine is a a fast growing, flowering vine, with pretty purple flowers. If you're looking for an annual flowering vine that grows at a stellar pace, the Hyacinth Bean Vine is for you. It grows 10' - 15' in a single season! ...

Genus Lablab (Hyacinth bean)
Lablab purpureus Photo/Illustration: Jennifer Benner
Common Name: Hyacinth bean Synonyms: Dolichos ...

Hyacinth bean or Egyptian bean (Lablab purpureus, formerly Dolichos lablab). 10 feet or more. Striking maroon leaves with deeper reddish maroon veins. Purple or white sweet pea-like flowers followed by beanlike seed pods about 2 inches long.

Hyacinth bean (Dolichos lablab, Lablab purpureus)
Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
Peacock hyacinth, creeping water hyacinth (Eichhornea azurea)
Quamash, Indian hyacinth, wild hyacinth (Camassia species)
Water hyacinth (Eichhornea crassipes) ...

Purple Hyacinth Bean
(Lablab purpureus)
10 feet
Purple blossom spikes followed by bright purple bean pods.

Purple hyacinth bean (Lablab purpurea, formerly Dolichos lablab), annual
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Seasonal Spring Flowers ...

These dried hyacinth beans are poisonous until properly cooked!
Features
Lablab bean is a good choice for a quick screen on a trellis or fence.

Other beans are the hyacinth bean or lablab (Dolichos lablab), grown in E Asia and the tropics for forage and food and cultivated in North America as an ornamental vine; the asparagus bean or yard-long bean (Vigna sesquipedalis), ...

Hyacinth bean is widely grown in Southern Asia and Africa where the ripe seeds and the green pods are used for food. Pods and seeds edible if thoroughly boiled, changing the water several times. Pods and seeds are toxic if large quantities eaten.

You also might want to consider nasturtium, scarlet runner bean, hyacinth bean, sweet potato vine, hops and morning glory.
Whatever the intended use or location, there's an annual vine to suit your situation.

Banner Bean, Antaque, Black Bean, Bonavist, Bonavist Bean, Bonavist-Bean, Bonavista Bean, Carmelita, Dolique Lablab, Egyptian Kidney Bean, Frijol Caballero, Haricot, Haricot Rouge, Hyacinth Bean, Hyacinth-Bean, Hyacinthbean, Lablab, Lablab Bean, ...

The hyacinth bean is commonly cultivated in warm temperate and tropical climates for its edible seed, there are many named varieties[183, 200] varying in height from 60cm to 2 metres.

the best; remove the lower part of the petal to reduce bitterness.) Nasturtium Calendula Borage (a good blue color) Dianthus/Pinks Open pollinated Broccoli Radish (white, pink, lavender) Squash Purple Podded Pea Scarlet Runner Beans Hyacinth Bean ...

Description:
Lablab, a perennial vine in warm climates, is often grown as an annual vine noted primarily for its attractive fruit pods, which are shiny purple. This legume also has many other common names, including Hyacinth Bean and Lablab Bean.

For a colorful combination, try the reds and pinks of Island Sunset Fuchsia (Fuchsia hybrida `Island Sunset`) as a shrub companion. The late-season wisteria-like blooms of Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus) enhance the pink of the rose.

Morning glories will bloom hard until the sun is strong each day; longer on cloudy days. Combine with climbing 'Moonlight' nasturtiums or purple hyacinth beans for a striking show of iridescent beauty. - edited by dtd pbcouchman ...

See also: Hyacinth, Bean, Vine, Dolichos lablab, Green