Dwarf French Bean
Hungarian Butter
Thought to date back to around 1890, our donor passed this variety to HSL after acquiring seeds from a friend's Hungarian husband. His family used them dried throughout winter, but when young the pods are delicious, sweet and stringless. An early variety with pretty pink and white flowers, followed by yellow pods. Guardian David Howells found they seemed less susceptible to aphid attack than other French beans. Seed colour greenish yellow.
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