Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon'
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Lablab Lablab
'Ruby Moon' _ 'Ruby Moon' is a vigorous yet tender, twining, deciduous climber, often grown as an annual, with palmate leaves divided into ovate or triangular, purple-flushed, dark green leaves and short racemes of fragrant, pea-like, bright pink to purple-pink flowers in summer and autumn followed by edible, reddish-purple seed pods.
Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon' is: Deciduous
Climbing
Harmful if eaten.
White, Purple in Summer; White, Purple in Autumn
Dark-green, Flushed purple in Spring; Flushed purple, Dark-green in Summer; Flushed purple, Dark-green in Autumn
Whitefly , Scale insects , Glasshouse red spider mite Whitefly , Scale insects , Glasshouse red spider mite
Pruning group 11 in spring.
Seed
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Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon' (Hyacinth bean 'Ruby Moon') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 2m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed every 2 weeks until flowering. In frost-free areas or in summer, grow in any well-drained soil in sun. Alternatively, grow in a container and overwinter indoors.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon'
Hyacinth bean 'Ruby Moon', Dolichos bean 'Ruby Moon', Dolichos purpureus 'Ruby Moon', Bonavist 'Ruby Moon', Lablab 'Ruby Moon', Egyptian kidney bean 'Ruby Moon', Indian bean 'Ruby Moon', Jack bean 'Ruby Moon', Lubia bean 'Ruby Moon', Seim bean 'Ruby Moon', Dolichos lablab 'Ruby Moon'
Lablab Lablab
'Ruby Moon' _ 'Ruby Moon' is a vigorous yet tender, twining, deciduous climber, often grown as an annual, with palmate leaves divided into ovate or triangular, purple-flushed, dark green leaves and short racemes of fragrant, pea-like, bright pink to purple-pink flowers in summer and autumn followed by edible, reddish-purple seed pods.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Climbing
Harmful if eaten.
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White, Purple in Summer; White, Purple in Autumn
Dark-green, Flushed purple in Spring; Flushed purple, Dark-green in Summer; Flushed purple, Dark-green in Autumn
Whitefly , Scale insects , Glasshouse red spider mite
Pruning group 11 in spring.
Seed
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Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon' (Hyacinth bean 'Ruby Moon') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 2m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed every 2 weeks until flowering. In frost-free areas or in summer, grow in any well-drained soil in sun. Alternatively, grow in a container and overwinter indoors.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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