Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon'
Hyacinth Bean, Ruby hyacinth bean
Also known as Dolichos purpureus 'Ruby Moon'
- Height × spread
- 3m × 1m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Flowers
- Summer, Autumn
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
This is a plant that is rampant in the tropics but more restrained in temperate zones. The leaves are trifoliate and individually triangular in shape, rather elegant. The leaves are purple green, a good complement to the long shiny purple pods, not unlike those of a runner bean, which follow the little pink flowers. If grown on poles it will climb to a height of around 3m (10ft) in one season. A perennial in its homeland, it is usually grown as an annual here.
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Foliage colour
- Green, Purple
- Fruit colour
- Purple
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 3m
- Spread
- 1m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Wall cover
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Give a general purpose feed two or three times during the growing season, preferably not within a month of its end so the plant isn't encouraged to make fresh young growth.
Where food elements are listed as three numeric values on the label representing in order Nitrogen(N)-Phosphorus(P)-Potassium(K), with percentage values for each, choose one where the values are more or less equal.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Winter
Winter - late · Planting
Prune to maintain the plant
Remove and dead or damaged branches or any growth that looks very untidy. Trim the plant back if necessary to keep it within bounds.