An old Italian favourite of mine with deep purple pods that turn green when cooked. Tender and a good flavour keeping well on the plants without going over too quickly.
This is a strong-growing Canellini type of Climbing French Bean that will produce for you over many weeks a steady supply of narrow, ten inch long, dark purple, well-on-the-way-to-black pods with a fine, eat-on-its-own flavour.
An excellent vigorous early bean with purple flowers and stems, and nice stringless purple pods for fresh use, on quick growing plants. Lots of people have written in to say how much they like it.
It is also particularly tasty, and nice to eat raw even when large. Other than that it is very early and productive, being completely covered with long crunchy purple pods! We love to grow purple and green varieties all mixed together, beautiful on the plants and in salads.
(Note: the purple colour turns to green on cooking.)
Early Pole Snap. Tall, purple flowers, rounded purple pods.

• Height: 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
• Spacing: 6-9 in. (15-22 cm)
• Growth Habit: Climbing
• Sun Exposure: Full Sun
• Days to Maturity: 61 to 70 days

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