Purple hyacinth bean vines have long graced gardens around the world with their lush foliage, abundance of purple flowers, and shiny purple pods. Native to Africa, these vigorous flowering vines will ...

The Hyacinth Bean Vine grows fast and functions as an ornamental plant, food source, butterfly magnet and even works as a beautiful privacy fence. It likes ample water with good drainage but keep soil ...

Growing a purple Hyacinth vine is relatively easy, all it takes is a few seeds. It loves the warm weather, also know it is a perennial in zones 10-11. In our area zone 8, it is a biannual. Not an ...

For fast growth and outstanding garden impact, you can't beat a vigorous climbing vine that you can quickly grow up a trellis or over an unsightly fence. Of course, you'll also want one that has ...

In the early fall of 1993, I visited Monticello one sunny afternoon to take photographs for a future lecture at UNCA’s College for Seniors. And whatever other memories I have of that trip, few are ...

I can remember my first encounter with hyacinth bean; it was on a fall conference garden tour in San Antonio, Texas, in the '80s. I thought I had never seen such a beautiful vine other than morning ...

I am convinced that the hyacinth bean, Lablab purpureus, is a plant meant for kids. This annual bean has seeds that look like Oreo cookies, and what kid doesn't like Oreos? These seeds are black with ...