The Hyacinth Bean, also called Indian Bean, Egyptian Bean, is a species of bean in the family Fabaceae that is widespread as a food crop throughout the tropics, especially in Africa, India and Indonesia. The hyacinth bean grows as a vine, producing purple flowers and striking electric-purple coloured seed pods. It grows fast, has beautiful, fragrant flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds, and it even produces edible leaves, flowers, pods, seeds and roots.