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Broad beans 'Morado Gitana'

Broad beans 'Morado Gitana'

Product number: 050070
Origin: Mediterranean Sea Region
Latin: Broad bean

These purple-seeded (almost black when dried) broad beans ripen early and are a beautiful addition to your plate! The rather long pods contain 6-7 seeds. This beautiful old Spanish variety is probably closely related to the 'Black Russian'.

Denominations:
Latin: Vicia faba
Dutch: Tuinbonen
Also known as: Roomse Bonen, Grote Bonen
English: Broad Bean

Sowing method: With mild winters as early as January, otherwise February-March, extending into April. Pre-sowing 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. A summer sowing from late June also has a good chance of success.

Sowing/planting time:

January
February
March
April
June
July

Harvesting time:

April
May
June
August
September

Soil type:

All soil types

Cultivation location:

Outdoors
Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

Flower colour: White flowers with black and purplish spots
Origin: Mediterranean Sea Region
Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
Annual or perennial: Annual
Attractive to insects: Bees
Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
Ease of cultivation: Easy

Latin: Broad bean
Dutch: Broad beans
Also known as: Roman Beans, Broad 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, when in bloom, emitted an intoxicating scent that could even lead to insanity if one fell asleep in it. See also: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/stoe002nede01_01/stoe002nede01_01_0311.htm