Hyacinth Bean - Shitohana Fujimame

Hyacinth Bean - Shitohana Fujimame

Kitazawa Seed Co.

Hyacinth Bean - Shirohana Fujimame

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4 g Packet 4 Oz 1 Lb

Hyacinth Bean - Shirohana Fujimame. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Lablab purpureus. 90-100 days. Warm season annual. A popular hyacinth bean variety with white flowers, this tropical plant is a beautiful green-leafed climber with edible pods that are flat, thin and curved. The vine is vigorous and needs to be supported. Tends to flower in the shorter days of fall so requires a long season to fully mature. Also grown as an ornamental. Approx 150 seeds / oz.

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Hyacinth Bean - Shirohana Fujimame

Prepare fertile, well-drained soil. Sow seeds in late spring/early summer after last frost in a warm, sunny location. Keep soil moist. Fertilize as needed. Train to a trellis. Harvest young pods. Young pods can be sliced or used whole. Always cook hyacinth beans well before eating. Warning: Hyacinth beans naturally have cyanogenic glucoside (a plant compound that contains sugar and produces cyanide). Hyacinth beans should never be eaten raw. Always cook hyacinth beans well before eating.

Also known as bataw, bian dou, dau vang, Egyptian bean, fujimame, ho dhambala, kacang kera, kacang koro, kulthi, lablab bean, pin dou, pin tau, que dou, rou dou, thua paep, tseuktau.

Seeds Per Package:

4 g packet - Approximately 25 Seeds
4 oz - Approximately 600 Seeds
1 lb - Approximately 2,400 Seeds

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