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Ruby Moon Hyacinth Bean Seed — natural held bouquet
Dolichos lablab
110 - 120Days to maturity

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Ruby Moon Hyacinth Bean Seed

Item #HSC-BEA-028-50S

A vine that stays colorful all season.

Deep purple stems, rosy lilac blooms and glossy 2–3" magenta pods. Flowers and pods are good for cutting, and pods can be dried.

Popular in South and Southeast Asian kitchens. The blossoms are mild, sweet and bean-flavored, raw or lightly steamed. Mature seeds must be boiled twice before you eat them. Also called lablab bean. Perennial only in Zones 9–10. An heirloom.

Flowers about 110–120 days from sowing; vines reach 10–20'. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 15 seeds
  • Average 100 seeds per oz.
  • Plant height: 10–20'

In stock — 50 Seeds

$17.40

Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow after frost

1/2" deep.

Give it a trellis

Climbs 10–20'.

Cut at 80% open

Or glossy pods.

Cook the seeds

Boil twice before eating.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 5–12 days, held at 65–70°F (18–21°C).

Starting indoors

Sow 4–6 weeks before planting out.

Direct sowing

After frost, 1/2" deep. Thin as needed once true leaves form.

Plant spacing

6–12".

Support

Vines reach 10–20'; give them a trellis, fence or arbor.

Soil

Moderately fertile soil.

Light

Full sun.

Harvest

Flower stems: when 80% of the flowers are open. Pods: when half on the stem are glossy and firm. Edible flowers: fully open.

Uses

Cut flowers and pods, and quick cover for arbors, walls and fences.

Hardiness

Tender perennial in Zones 9–10; grown as an annual elsewhere.

Scientific name

Dolichos lablab

Packet

15 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 100 on average.

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