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    i brought some bean plants from a plant stall, they were labeled Runner beans.

    Now i did think they were getting of to a slow start, but turns out they are a type of i presume french bean.

    they look like french beans, but the beans are black/purple, any idea what variety these could be and do i cook them the same as ordinary french beans

  • #2
    Do you mean the inside beans are black purple or the pods are black/purple?

    There are lots of black/purple podded beans; could you post a photo so that we can have a look and see.

    Could be something like Cosse Violette; purple pods and climbers.....

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    • #3
      the bean pods are black
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      • #4
        Could be Purple Queen; but they look like these purple runner beans - so if they are - could you save some to dry off and swap with me? I have a chum who lost her friend to cancer; he was a marathon runner and died of cancer and we are currently on the loom out for purple runner beans [we were only talking about it last week]....

        http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...DNfPjAeN3MXDBQ
        Last edited by zazen999; 07-07-2010, 04:36 PM.

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        • #5
          Zazen are you sure? They look for all the world like my climbing french ones always do - Blauhilde is the packet I have now. The stems and the pods are purple but cook to a green colour. The beans inside are white.
          Now that's interesting - found on a google search on the difference between a runner and a climbing french bean.

          Runner beans are a bean species, Phaseolus coccineus, with large seeds & usually red or pink flowers. Most runner beans are pole beans... hence the "runner" in the name.
          Any bean which climbs is a "pole" bean, and there are many types other than the runners above:
          - Lima beans, Phaseolus lunatus (which can be pole or bush)
          - Common beans, Phaseolus vulgaris (pole or bush)
          - Yardlong beans, Vigna unguiculata
          - Winged beans, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
          - Hyacinth beans, Dolichos lablab
          and several lesser-known species.

          Usually when someone says "pole beans" with no other qualifier, they are referring to P. vulgaris.


          Blauhilde is phaseolus vulgaris - I do like my Latin, me!
          Last edited by Jeanied; 07-07-2010, 04:50 PM.
          Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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          • #6
            zazen those look very purple, mine are more black, but you are welcome to some seeds.

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            • #7
              Out of interest, why do you think they're runners Zaz? I don't grow them, but I assume runners to be fatter & flatter.

              To me, they look like Cosse Violette (frenchies).
              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #8
                jeanid have googled that and yes they look like mine

                thanks everyone for your help

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                • #9
                  Zazen if you fancy some of my saved seeds let me know - but first, are frenchies inbreeders or outbreeders? I forget.

                  Ooops - I lied about the seed colour - these are coffee coloured!! (the dried bean is, that's a cup of coffee colour, not a coffee bean colour - I'd better quit here)
                  Last edited by Jeanied; 07-07-2010, 04:55 PM.
                  Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
                    Blauhilde ... pods are purple but cook to a green colour. The beans inside are white.
                    Ditto for Cosse Violette, but the seeds are more of a beigey colour
                    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                      Out of interest, why do you think they're runners Zaz? I don't grow them, but I assume runners to be fatter & flatter.

                      To me, they look like Cosse Violette (frenchies).
                      Because the OP said in the first post that they were runners.....

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                        Because the OP said in the first post that they were runners.....
                        Lol, yeah, I missed that
                        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by treepixie View Post
                          zazen those look very purple, mine are more black, but you are welcome to some seeds.
                          Yours look purple in the photo; so perhaps the others are more black in real life.

                          I don't think you are going to find out exactly what they are....but you can eat them as like French Beans, or as shelly beans [freeze the beans themselves as they are growing] or as dried [leave on the plant to dry completely].

                          Looking at yours, they are probably not runners as they aren't flat enough, have they got the unmistakeable runner bean surface texture?

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                          • #14
                            You'll only be able to tell by the bean seed. Runners usually have a large seed with the mottled markings and are usually pink when fresh. French are smaller and no mottling and are usually white when fresh.
                            And I shoulda had more faith in you Zazen. Clearly you are after phaseolus coccineus Trionfo Violetta!
                            Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
                              You'll only be able to tell by the bean seed. Runners usually have a large seed with the mottled markings and are usually pink when fresh. French are smaller and no mottling and are usually white when fresh.
                              And I shoulda had more faith in you Zazen. Clearly you are after phaseolus coccineus Trionfo Violetta!
                              Yup, we are!


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