Broad Bean 'Crimson Flowered'
Broad Bean 'Crimson Flowered' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Crimson Flowered' is a very decorative heirloom broad bean with medium sized upright pods. It produces a good crop of gourmet beans with a great flavour. The young, pale green pods can be harvested and eaten whole, or wait until the pods are full size and then shell the pods for the light green seeds. Suitable for containers or as an ornamental in the flower garden. Days to harvest: 85 - 95.
Product: Broad Bean 'Crimson Flowered'
Product type: SEED (10)
Botanical name: Vicia faba
Very decorative, heirloom broad bean with medium sized upright pods. It produces a good crop of gourmet beans with a great flavour. The young, pale green pods can be harvested and eaten whole, or wait until the pods are full size and then shell the pods for the light green seeds. Suitable for containers or as an ornamental in the flower garden.
Plant type: Annual to 60 - 90 cm tall; use twine between stakes to provide support
Sow when: Germinate best at 15 - 25°C soil temp.
Temperate: March - September
Subtropical: April - May
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 8 - 14 days
Depth: 4 - 6 cm deep
Position: Full sun in a sheltered position
Sow where: Direct into garden bed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6.5 - 7.5 ; lime if necessary.
Rows: 60 - 75 cm apart
Details: Water well once after sowing seed and then do not water again until seedlings appear
Harvest: 85 - 95 days: pinch out the growing tip once a good crop of pods has set
*Has edible flowers
10 seeds per packet
Vicia faba
Annual to 60 - 90 cm tall; use twine between stakes to provide support
Broad Bean 'Crimson Flowered'
Crimson Flowered' is a very decorative heirloom broad bean with medium sized upright pods. It produces a good crop of gourmet beans with a great flavour. The young, pale green pods can be harvested and eaten whole, or wait until the pods are full size and then shell the pods for the light green seeds. Suitable for containers or as an ornamental in the flower garden. Days to harvest: 85 - 95.