CLIMBING BEAN - Lablab

OP Open Pollinated

(20 seeds)

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So pretty! Traditional African bean variety

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Lablab beans, also known as Hyacinth Beans, are an African staple food. The climbing plants with their purple stems, purplish leaves, and bright flowers are Read More

Lablab beans, also known as Hyacinth Beans, are an African staple food. The climbing plants with their purple stems, purplish leaves, and bright flowers are so pretty, that many gardeners grow them as ornamentals. The beans themselves are - you guessed it - purple! When picked young, the beans are very tasty and don't require any special preparation, but if you choose to harvest and prepare mature, dried bean seeds, please be cautious. Toxins must first be cooked away and discarded with cooking water, and you need at least two cooking cycles to leach them out.

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Quantity

Days to Harvest

90 days

Position/Sunlight

Full Sun

Watering

Medium

Plant Spacing

10cm

Plant Height

Additional Features

Cuisine, Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Soil Builder, Vines and Climbers

Product Details

Common Name: CLIMBING BEAN - Lablab

Seeds Per Packet: Approx 20

Days to Harvest: 90 days

Watering: Medium

Plant Spacing: 10cm

Row Spacing: 40cm

Additional Features: Cuisine, Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Soil Builder, Vines and Climbers

Scientific Name: Lablab purpureus

Germination Time: 7-10 days

Position/Sunlight: Full Sun

Cool/Mountain Sow: Oct-Dec

Arid Sow: Aug-Mar

Temperate Sow: Oct-Dec

Sub-Tropical Sow: Aug-Mar

Tropical Sow: All Year
Growing Information

How to Sow

Lablab beans are easy! Just be sure to keep the frost-free. Sow them right where they are to grow remembering that they will need something to climb on.

How to Harvest

Harvest young beans and prepare as you would green beans. If you decide to try for dried beans, remember to discard the cooking water three times to clear away toxic compounds common in dried beans.
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Jenny Strever

Quick and efficient
Too early to plant but I shall be ordering more.

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Maureen Macpherson

Lablab babies
Seeds arrived promptly and I found them to be in good condition and evens size. Conditions delayed planting but germination was 100 percent, they are doing well nice strong plants.

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Julie P.

waiting for it to warm up so i can plant them , so glad i found them on this site.

How to Sow

Lablab beans are easy! Just be sure to keep the frost-free. Sow them right where they are to grow remembering that they will need something to climb on.

How to Harvest

Harvest young beans and prepare as you would green beans. If you decide to try for dried beans, remember to discard the cooking water three times to clear away toxic compounds common in dried beans.

Common Name: CLIMBING BEAN - Lablab

Seeds Per Packet: Approx 20

Days to Harvest: 90 days

Watering: Medium

Plant Spacing: 10cm

Row Spacing: 40cm

Additional Features: Cuisine, Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Soil Builder, Vines and Climbers

Scientific Name: Lablab purpureus

Germination Time: 7-10 days

Position/Sunlight: Full Sun

Cool/Mountain Sow: Oct-Dec

Arid Sow: Aug-Mar

Temperate Sow: Oct-Dec

Sub-Tropical Sow: Aug-Mar

Tropical Sow: All Year

3 reviews For CLIMBING BEAN - Lablab

Quick and efficient

Too early to plant but I shall be ordering more.

Lablab babies

Seeds arrived promptly and I found them to be in good condition and evens size. Conditions delayed planting but germination was 100 percent, they are doing well nice strong plants.