Bush Bean 'Red Swan'
- Product number: 046450
- Origin: Central America
- Latin: Phaseolus vulgaris
A unique colour within the group of French or snap beans! The cultivation result of a lifelong passion for bean breeding by the late Robert Lobitz (1941-2006): effectively a cross between a purple snap bean and a borlotti bean. The pods, best described as dull reddish-pink, are 10-12 cm long, very tasty and stringless. Dwarf beans, which can be harvested quite early.
Denominations:
Latin: Phaseolus vulgaris
Dutch: Stamslabonen 'Red Swan'
Also: Lage Sperziebonen or Prinsessenbonen
English: Snap Bean/Dwarf
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- Flower colour: White flowers with purple hues
- Origin: Central America
- Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Phaseolus vulgaris
- Dutch: Bush Bean 'Red Swan'
- Also known as: Low Sperziebonen or Prinsessenbonen
- English: Snap Bean/Dwarf
