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Broad Bean 'Double Red' / 'Crimson Flowered'

Broad Bean 'Double Red' / 'Crimson Flowered'

Broad Bean 'Double Red' / 'Crimson Flowered'

Product number: 049980
Origin: Mediterranean region
Latin: Vicia faba

This wine-red flowering variety is a beauty for the garden and, as an added bonus, produces wine-red beans, an original sight on any menu and plate! This selection has been improved by us after years of cultivation and has been listed as a pure variety in our assortment since the 2009 season. The beans are medium-fine and are recommended for their good taste!

Names:
Latin: Vicia faba
Dutch: Tuinboon
Also known as: Roomse Bonen, Grote Bonen
English: Broad Bean

Sowing method: In mild winters as early as January, otherwise February-March, extending into April. Sowing indoors and transplanting is preferred; keep young plants compact with cold and plenty of light. Planting or sowing distance: 75 cm between rows, 10 cm in the row. Summer sowing from late June also has a good chance of success.

Sowing/planting time:

January
February
March
April
June
July

Harvesting time:

May
June
July
August
September

Soil type:

All soil types

Cultivation location:

Outdoors
Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

Flower colour: Wine red
Origin: Mediterranean region
Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
Annual or perennial: Annual
Attractive to insects: Bees
Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
Ease of cultivation: Moderate

Latin: Vicia faba
Dutch: Broad bean
Also known as: Roman Beans, Large Beans
English: Broad Bean

"Ik ben in de bonen" means: "I am confused". According to Van Dale's Groot Uitdrukkingenwoordenboek (2006), this saying goes back to an old superstition. People used to believe that broad beans, during their flowering, emitted an intoxicating scent that could even lead to insanity if one fell asleep near them. See also: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/stoe002nede01_01/stoe002nede01_01_0311.htm