Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens)
Regular price $19.95The Velvet Bean is a tropical legume and annual climbing shrub native to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. This vine is largely cultivated for the medicinal benefit of it's seeds. Velvet Bean seeds contain the substance dopamine, or L-dopa, a substance that is used as a first-line treatment for Parkinson's disease. Seeds also contain substances that have anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and anti-oxidant properties.
Velvet Bean produces white and lavender flower panicles and large clusters of deep-purple hairy bean pods that encapsulate the dark black medicinal seeds. The Velvet Bean vine has extremely long climbing ability and reach.
Plant Type:
Annual Fruiting Vine, Legume
Harvest Season:
Summer, Fall
Mature Size:
Vines may reach 12-15 ft in length
Soil & Moisture:
Velvet Bean grows great in light and sandy well-draining soil. It thrives in tropical climates with heavy rainfall, as well as dry climates. Velvet Bean is not picky!
Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade
Self-Fertile:
Yes
Growth Rate:
Fast, Very Fast
Zone Hardiness:
Outdoors 4-11 with frost protection; Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Velvet Bean is grown as an annual, even in hot climates, due to it's short lifespan. Plant outdoors after risk of frost has passed.
Propagation:
These plants are propagated from seed and grown as an annual, capable to fruit and harvest within one growing season.
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Heat Packs & Weather Holds:
Heat Packs
Shipping tropical plants to a cold climate in the middle of winter? We sell Heat Packs! If it's under 32 degrees in your area, we definitely recommend ordering a Heat Pack! Visit our Heat Packs page to learn more and purchase your heat pack.
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Waiting for the perfect time to plant? You can order now and request a custom weather hold until your preferred arrival date. Please email care@sowexotic.com to request a custom hold.
Local Pickup at the Nursery:
Available for all plants!
Shipping to Hawaii & Puerto Rico & Minor Outlying Islands:
We ship to Puerto Rico! Due to USDA restrictions, here's the list of a plants that we don't ship.
Plants that DO NOT ship to Puerto Rico: Coffee, Palm, Banana
Plants that DO NOT ship to Hawaii: Pineapple, Palm, Papaya, Coffee, Banana, Passion Fruit
