A mix of green and red hyacinth beans combine to form a fast-growing climber. Dolichos Lablab is a good choice for a quick screen on a trellis or fence and reaches 8 feet in height. Lablab flowers are beautiful and fragrant and attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

How To Grow Hyacinth Bean Vine: Many gardeners recommend nicking the Hyacinth Bean seeds with a knife and then soaking the flower seeds in water for 24 hours before sowing. Planting Hyacinth Bean seeds can be done directly outside once the danger of frost has passed. Lablab typically blooms from mid-summer to autumn. This vine can be a perennial in zones 9 - 11 which do not get frost; however, in other zones, it grows as an annual climbing vine.  

SOWING

Sow indoors: February - April

Sow outdoors: May - June

Blooming: July - October

Sun: Full sun 

Water: Medium

Depth: 1/2 inch  (1 cm)

Plant spacing: 12 inches (30cm)

Soak seeds for 12 hours prior to sowing. Propagate 20-30°C. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 2" / 8cm  pots. Grow on in cooler conditions for 10-15 days.