n perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Confessions of an accidental landscaper: Plants can complement or clash By Linda H. Yates UF/Leon County Extension -- A rabbit sneaked into my yard last night and ate six hyacinth bean plants to the ground. He may just have had a yen for green veggies, but he changed my landscaping plans in one 10-minute forage.
Aug. 4, 2013 - Tallahassee Democrat