HomeAll Wildflowers: Delphinium-EchinaceaDolichos lablab (Purple Moonshadow) Wildflower Seeds

Dolichos lablab (Purple Moonshadow) Wildflower Seeds If you need a fast-growing vine with fragrant flowers, this is the plant for you. Reaching 10 feet in length, this climbing vine produces loose clusters of brilliant purple blossoms. The broad leaves are purplish-green, and the pods are also an attractive purple. Grown as an ornamental on trellises and fences in the US, it is also an important food source in other countries. Easy to grow, and drought tolerant once established. Can also be grown as a cover crop or for livestock fodder. The fragrant blooms attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Quantity: Select the size here . . . Packet: (10 Seeds) . . . $2.50 1/4 Oz: (7.09g) . . . $3.60 1 Oz: (28.4g) . . . $5.00 1/4 Lb: (113g) . . . $20.00

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Origin: Introduced US Flower

Other Common Names: Hyacinth Bean, Lablab Bean, bonavista Bean, Egyptian Bean

Duration: Annual

Bloom Time: Summer to Fall

Height: 72 in to 96 in

Spacing: -

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade

Soil Moisture: Medium

USDA Zone: 3a-9b

Germination: -

Seeds Per Oz: 75

If you need a fast-growing vine with fragrant flowers, this is the plant for you. Reaching 10 feet in length, this climbing vine produces loose clusters of brilliant purple blossoms. The broad leaves are purplish-green, and the pods are also an attractive purple. Grown as an ornamental on trellises and fences in the US, it is also an important food source in other countries. Easy to grow, and drought tolerant once established. Can also be grown as a cover crop or for livestock fodder. The fragrant blooms attract hummingbirds and butterflies.