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Dolichos
lablab * Hyacinth Bean |
| Dolichos lablab is native
to tropical Africa. From May through hard frost this
Hyacinth Beans produce a
glorious display of flowers. Dolichos lablab is semi-hardy and may make a second
season, it does here most of the time and our temperatures get into the
mid-teens where they are growing. I
keep seeds and start it over each year. I use it to cover the chicken coop in the
summer. The Purple Hyacinth Beans are less than a taste treat in my opinion
and even toxic if large quantities are eaten. The toxins can be
removed by repeatedly boiling them and changing the water. That is
probably why they don't taste so good. For this amount of
beauty I will put up with its minimal food value any time. The green
variety of Dolichos lablab is a food crop and India. Thomas Jefferson thought
well enough of it to grow Hyacinth Beans at Monticello. My
Dolichos lablab vines grow to about
15 feet and twine around the wire of the coop. Both green and purple
seeded Hyacinth Beans are available through the links to the right.
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