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jolana

Here is a link that might be useful: Purple hyacinth bean

Thanks jolana-why didn't I think of that? Guess my brain is already baked from the heat and humidity!

LOL, we all get that way, the humidity is real bad

I look like don king! I have a baby vine from the swap. Does it like afternoon shade here in TX? What about water? Is this vine Xeric at all???PJ

Up here mine liked all the sun you could give them. They also like to stay well watered. I don't think they would generally be described as xeric at all. Although, compared to some vines they don't need as much water.

My biggest problem was it took awhile up here for us to get warm enough for them to be happy and take off.

PJ mine do best with morning sun and afternoon shade...Moderate water never very needy....Is your white or purple?
Chena

Most things are appreciative of a little afternoon shade here in hot old Texas. I do have them in full sun, tho and they are happy as can be.

Easily pleased, they are.

Janie

I had some one year grown from Janie seeds and they all did well, one did REAL well and actually tried to eat me, lol
It was huge, lol It was in full sun.

They do well every year but that was the one I will always remember
jolana

Thanks! Plenty of H20 and OK full sun/afternoon shade (I think everything here likes that if possible!) PJ

Mine were huge and overwhelming (had three) last summer. They were in full sun on a hurricane fence. I have also grown in partial shade...and they didn't bloom as much. I only watered when it didn't rain for a week or two or when the leaves looked a teeny bit wilty, which wasn't that often. Have fun!

They used to plant them every year at the Texas Renaissance Festival grounds. They were in full sun and never watered. Took over everything. There are still a few but I noticed last year they've planted coral and sky vines.
Have some to take to the Galveston Co. trade this weekend if anyone is going.
Tally HO!

My friend Lesli told me there is a named variety she ordered that got much bigger than the usual one. I will ask her if she remembers the name of it.

Ruby Moon is the cultivar Lesli had and said that one plant covered a six by ten trellis in nothing flat and the 'trunk'of the vine was bigger than a water hose. She got them at Select Seeds.

Here is a link that might be useful: Select Seeds -- lots of neat seeds here

WHEW! Might have to check that out!!!

They do seem to love summer....I almost had to use a saw to take one out this spring after the freeze...the "trunk" of the vine was two inches thick and securely wrapped into the fence........