Williams' Tiger Bean

Originally passed to our donor's sister by a friend who had in turn been given them in the late 1960s by a retired British War Graves Commission gardener. Produces vigorous, very tall plants - up to 3.5m has been recorded - and curled, green pencil pods with purple 'tiger stripes', which disappear when cooked. The beans themselves have a full, hearty flavour. Seed colour pale cream to buff with purple mottles.