Climbing Bean 'Schwarze Witwe'

  • Product number: 048315
  • Origin: Central America
  • Latin: Phaseolus vulgaris

This rare, climbing bean variety produces tender, light-green snap beans. Slightly broad in shape, some see them as a small runner bean. The seeds, which are also delicious as dry beans, are almost black with brown and cream-white speckles.

Names:
Latin: Phaseolus vulgaris
Dutch: Stokslabonen 'Schwarze Witwe'
Also: Climbing French Beans
English: Snapbean-Pole

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Sowing method: May-June at the base of poles or other climbing support (2 m). Pre-sowing in pots is also possible. 5 seeds per pole.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • May
  • June

Harvesting time:

  • July
  • August
  • September

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: White flowers
  • Origin: Central America
  • Average growth height: More than 200 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: N/A
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Easy
  • Latin: Phaseolus vulgaris
  • Dutch: Climbing Bean 'Schwarze Witwe'
  • Also known as: Climbing French Beans
  • English: Snapbean-Pole
  • All year round

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