I picked this seed pod up from outside a store front below some plants growing in a large pot. The plant the pod came from, I think, looked like clematis but the seed pod doesn't look like it's from clematis. I ask the worker inside what kind of plant it was and she wasn't sure. I asked if I could have it, she said yes and looked at me like I was a little nuts for asking for it. Anyway, the pod looks like it contains two seeds. It's about 2 inches long. It's soft and rubbery. Does anyone have an idea what plant this came from? Thank you in advance! Frank
The colour of the pod makes me guess Dolichos lablab, not sure I would say that looks like clematis, but it is a vine. Pods are usually longer, but you say it is in a pot so that could limit their development, I suppose.
Hi Eric, I think you got it! There were so many plants in this pot it was hard to tell which one the pod came from. After looking at a couple of different sites on Dolichos lablab, I believe that's it. Thank you so much. You certainly know your plants! I'm amazed at how good everyone on this board at identifiying plants. Take care, Frank
definitely dolichos lablab aka hyacinth bean vine. the pods are usually much longer so that one isn't fully formed yet. if you let it dry out, you may have viable seeds there. hard to say for sure as they usually need to ripen/dry on the vine. you can give it a shot tho. it's a tropical vine and it LOVES heat and humidity. so, start it inside in late winter/early spring and then transplant it outside after danger of frost. it'll grow slowly until the hottest/most humid part of summer hits. can get up to 20 feet long and sends out suckers that will attach to whatever you have handy for it to climb on. blooms once the weather starts getting cooler - blooms are pretty and have a nice scent. they're short-lived tho. pods start forming as soon as the blooms fade. it'll keep blooming up to the first frost.
