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Fabaceae
Lablab Bean Flower
Lablab purpureus
Abundance and nourishment.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lablab
- Native to
- Africa, India
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- vine
- Height
- 10-20 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile loam
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Lablab is one of the most ancient cultivated crops, with evidence of use dating back over 3,000 years in Africa and India.
- The showy purple-podded variety 'Ruby Moon' is grown as an ornamental vine in Western gardens for its stunning appearance.
- All parts of the plant are edible when properly cooked, including flowers, pods, seeds, leaves, and even the tuberous roots.
- It is a nitrogen-fixing legume used as a cover crop and green manure to restore soil fertility in tropical agriculture.
- In India, the dried beans are a dietary staple in many regions, prepared in dozens of traditional dishes and curries.
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