Hyacinth Bean, Ruby Moon
$5.25
Hyacinth Bean, Ruby Moon, Dolichos lablab, 10 seeds avg.
An heirloom vine that provides color all season. Has purple stems, beautiful sweet pea-like blooms followed by 2"-3" magenta beans. Bees and hummingbirds love it! Entirely edible; used in Asian, Thai, and Indian cooking.
Planting Tips:
- A warm-season annual that prefers full sun
- Plant after danger of frost and once soil has warmed
- Start seeds indoors 2-4 weeks before planting date or cast seeds directly in the garden, covering seed with soil
- Allow 5-10 days to germinate
- Needs a supportive structure
- 110-120 days to bloom
- Vine 8-10 ft
Harvest Tips:
- Remove spent blooms and bean pods to encourage continued blooming
WARNING: Must boil mature seeds before eating. Cooking water breaks down trypsin inhibitors and leaches out cyanogenic glucoside.
Additional information
Weight | 0.05 lbs |
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Vickie Snyder (verified owner) –
North Carolina, United States
Cynthia Aubermann (verified owner) –
Michigan, United States
Lyndi Smith-Graham (verified owner) –
Oregon, United States
Varetta H. (verified owner) –
Virginia, United States