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Fabaceae
Moth-bean
Vigna aconitifolia
Also known as Phaseolus aconitifolius, Vigna aridicola, Dolichos dissectus, Mat bean
Zones 6–11Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Legume · Edible · Drought-Tolerant · Tropical · Nitrogen-Fixing · Ground-Cover · Bean · Annual-Vegetable · South-Asian
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In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Moth-bean is a hardy legume that thrives in warm, sunny garden beds with well-draining soil and moderate watering. It tolerates lean soils well and actually improves soil nitrogen through its root nodules, making it a great companion plant. Water regularly during establishment but reduce frequency once the plant is mature.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -10°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 6a-11b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Eritrea, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya, Yemen
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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