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Climbing French BeanCaseknife
This very old haricot variety dates back to at least 1820. It's a strong climber (up to 2m) and a high yielding variety producing white flowers followed by stringless, flat, pale green pods, shaped...
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Climbing French BeanCherokee Trail Of Tears
This variety derives its name from its dramatic history. The Cherokee nation was displaced by settlers the 1838 and set off on an infamous march that became known as the Trail of Tears. They were o...
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Climbing French BeanCyprus
This bean has been grown, selected and saved in its native Cyprus for many years and was given to our donor by an allotment neighbour whose father lives on a small farm there. With very sparse foli...
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Climbing French BeanCzechoslovakian
Produces strong, vigorous plants, growing to 2-2.5m in height which do well even in hot, dry conditions. The pretty pale pink and lilac flowers are followed by long, green, flat pods, which are str...
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Climbing French BeanEarlipol
Another bean from the huge collection of John Yeoman. This one produces compact plants for a climber (up to 1.2m) and creamish-yellow flowers followed by pods, which cling to the large seeds they c...
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Climbing French BeanGreasy
This variety is later than other French beans, producing its white flowers into the last weeks of August. It also tolerates hot, dry summers. The pods contain up to eight beans in each and can be e...
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Out of stockClimbing French BeanJack Edwards
A vigorous pea bean with beautiful white flowers followed by lumpy-looking, succulent, tender, stringless pods. Best cooked straight from the plant when young. However, the dried beans are really t...
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Out of stockClimbing French BeanKew Blue (Syn Blue Queen, Blue Coco)
Originally from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this variety has been handed down through at least three generations in our donor's family. The purple-pink flowers are complemented by purple-tinged...
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Climbing French BeanKlapprotts Graubeige
Originally collected by Prof. Klapprott in Slovakia. Fast-growing, chill-resistant and vigorous, it produces tall (up to 2.5m), strong vines with white flowers followed by long, flat pods. Eat the ...
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Out of stockClimbing French BeanLazy Housewife
A German heritage variety popular there since the early 1800s. Thought to have earned its name due to the way, at the end of the season, the leaves wither and expose the pods making them easy to pi...
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Climbing French BeanMadeira Maroon
Our donor bought these beans from a market in Madeira in December 1995 and has been growing and saving seed ever since. He says: “They proved to be similar to runner beans in vigour and produce ver...
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Climbing French BeanMountaineer White Half Runner
Syn. Dutch Half Runner. This variety originates with the settlers of the Dutch Fork Section of South Carolina, USA. Growing to around 2m in height, it produces white flowers and short, straight, pa...