Purple Rain

Really delicious purple filet beans set in abundance on dwarf bush plants that send out short runners. Beautiful dark pink edible flowers on burgundy stems. Early and productive. Suitable for cool wet climates. One of the most ornamental of bush beans.

Dual purpose. The small dried beans are white with an elegant lilac purple blush and have a wonderful creamy texture and great flavor when cooked. One of the many beans bred by Robert Lobitz in Minnesota.

Beans should be sown directly into the garden once soil has warmed to at least 18oC. These seeds are especially tolerant of chilly wet soils. Plants will hold themselves upright if sown close, but are best with a little support. Sticks are sufficient.

This 40cm bush variety has early brilliant purple flowers followed by bright purple beans mid-January, seeds are distinctive ½ purple ½ white. Sow 1cm deep mid-November after last frosts, 20cm apart 30cm in between the rows, feed with COF and liquid feed with fish emulsion to keep nitrogen available. Water well throughout the growing season.