Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Nectar Plants for Butterflies&Hummers Seed Exchg. Discussion, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
I have about about 1/2lb. of the Vitex above, by the way:o)

The Hyacinth Bean Vine is a gorgeous plant with it's red-violet pealike blossom cascades on colored trails. Even the leaves have the purplish veins.. Striking! Hummers love HBean Vine for sure, and whether BFs like it too, (?) I'm not sure firsthand. Maybe some of you readers of the thread will know and tell us.

Depends on your zone whether it is perennial or anual, please tell us that too if you all know.:o)

It is so so easy to propigate, by seed or by cuttings which will show root in a bottle of water after about 1 week. I just harvested about 1/4lb of bean pods today which were crispy and browned and ready to send out. Would probably make a good winter sow, and a geat accent to a Tutuer, a fence, or Trellis of any kind.

Anyone want some please send me SASBE for these. Dmail me and I will give my address or see the DG address exchange where I posted it.


Deb