Plant Information
Red Leaf Dolichos
Scientific Name: Dolichos lablab
Common Name: Hyacinth Bean
Blooming Season: Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer
Plant Habit: Climbing, Upright
Characteristics: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Fragrant Flowers
Water: Medium
Height: 84 - 120" (213 - 305cm)
Width: 240" (610cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: For an unusual garden element, choose this ornamental, cultivated variety of hyacinth bean vine with deep green and purple foliage. Plant bears long racemes of petite, fragrant, bicolor pink and white sweet pea-like flowers, followed by interesting, large, decorative, dark purple-brown seed pods.
A highly ornamental, cultivated variety of the hyacinth bean. With deep green and purple foliage, it bears long racemes of very pretty, fragrant, bicolor pink and white sweet pea-like flowers followed by large and decorative, dark purple to brown seed pods.