Hyacinth Bean 'Alba'

It doesn't bloom as "profusely" as the purple variety. It also blooms late in the season. Mine started blooming after Labor Day. I grew...Read More mine from seed along a chain-link fence and 5 plants covered about 25 feet of fence nicely. The seed pods are shriveled and white and not as decorative as the bright purple seed pods of the purple variety.

Grown from seeds, full sun, on a tripod of large limbs. Growing like mad. Covered with blooms and seed pods. Not as robust as the purp...Read Morele (based on my unscientific observations), but plenty robust.

I have tried two years in a row to get flowers on this. The purple hyacinth bean grows wonderfully, but this one only does leaves. Does N...Read MoreOT bloom. Very disappointed. Must be doing something wrong. I am planting it in the same place as the purple version, which, as I said, BLOOMS. Nice leaves though....LOL