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Fabaceae
Lablab-bean
Lablab purpureus
Also known as Bonavist bean, Hyacinth bean, Egyptian bean, Dolichos purpureus
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Lablab · Climbing Vine · Tropical · Legume · Ornamental · Purple Flowers · Fast Growing · Trellis · Food Plant · Fabaceae
Lablab bean is a vigorous, fast-growing tropical vine that needs a sturdy trellis or support structure and plenty of direct sunlight to flourish. It is moderately drought tolerant once established but benefits from regular watering during active growth. The ornamental purple flowers and attractive foliage make it a beautiful and functional addition to a warm-climate garden.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7.8
- Temperature
- -10°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 6a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Angola, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle
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