- Purple Moon Hyacinth Bean is an exotic ornamental plant that has brilliant magenta-purple hyacinth pods and lovely lavender-purple flowers!
- However, the leaves may be eaten raw or cooked like spinach, the root may be boiled or baked, and the flowers may be eaten raw or steamed.
- Purple Moon Hyacinth plants are 3-6 feet tall, can reach up to 20 feet tall, and produce approximately 4 beans per pod.
- Also Known As: Hyacinth Bean, Pole Beans, Lablab Beans, Papaya Bean, jahe, Njahi, Bonavist Pea, Dolichos Bean, Seim or Sem Bean, Egyptian Kidney Bean, Indian Bean, Bai Bian Dou, Bataw, Australian Pea.
