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Fabaceae
Oxeye bean
Mucuna urens
Also known as Hamburger bean, Horse eye bean, Mucuna, Mucuna umbellata
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare High
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Tropical · Vine · Climbing · Legume · Medicinal · Rare · Brazilian · Perennial
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Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
This vigorous tropical vine requires consistent moisture and partial shade to thrive. Provide strong support structures as it can grow quite large and heavy. Best suited for experienced gardeners in warm, humid climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is consistently moist · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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