Hyacinth Bean ' Ruby Moon '
Lablab purpureus
 
Provides color all season.
Purple stems, lilac-rose blossoms, and shiny 2–3" magenta pods. While all parts of the plant are edible, we recommend boiling the mature seeds twice before eating. Used in Asian, Thai, and Indian cuisine. Blooms and pods are useful as cut flowers; pods may be dried. Also known as bonavist-bean, and lablab-bean. Tender perennial in Zones 9–10. Best grown as an annual elsewhere.
 
Details:
Plant life cycle: annual
Site: full sun
Height: 10-12 feet
Days to maturity:
Sow : 1" deep
Plant spacing:12"
Approx seeds per packet : 10
 
How to grow:
RECOMMENDED: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 65°F, ideally 70°–85°F. 
Successive Sowings:
Every 7 to 14 days up to 80 days before your average first fall frost date.
 
NOTE: In very hot summer areas, skip sowing as high heat approaches; temperatures consistently above 90°F will prevent beans from forming.
 
Harvesting :
Harvest when 80% of flowers on stem are open.
 
Vase life :
 Expect a vase life of 7-10 days.