Purple hyacinth bean is an easy to grow vine that blooms in mid summer. It quickly grows over a trellis or obelisk. The plants likes a fair amount of water but it doesn't like to be in wet soil. This annual plant has dark green leaves with pinkish-white flowers.
After flowering the bean is a purple colour. Both the pod and bean are said to be edible but I've never tried the. The seed can cause gastrointestinal problems unless boiled thoroughly before eating. The blooms will attract bees and butterflies. The colour of the seed pods also leads to lots of conversation between visitors to your garden.
Soak the seeds overnight before planting and plant about 2.5 cm (1 inch) deep in a full sun location. Plant indoors about 2 to 3 weeks before planting outside. Or you can plant directly into the ground after all traces of frost are gone and the ground has warmed up. Seeds take up to 2 weeks to germinate. If you leave the seed pods on the vine they will dry and self seed and may possible grow again next year.
Have fun growing these interesting beans.
After flowering the bean is a purple colour. Both the pod and bean are said to be edible but I've never tried the. The seed can cause gastrointestinal problems unless boiled thoroughly before eating. The blooms will attract bees and butterflies. The colour of the seed pods also leads to lots of conversation between visitors to your garden.
Soak the seeds overnight before planting and plant about 2.5 cm (1 inch) deep in a full sun location. Plant indoors about 2 to 3 weeks before planting outside. Or you can plant directly into the ground after all traces of frost are gone and the ground has warmed up. Seeds take up to 2 weeks to germinate. If you leave the seed pods on the vine they will dry and self seed and may possible grow again next year.
Have fun growing these interesting beans.







