A vigorous and delicious type of early main-crop pea with good resistance to powdery mildew and fusarium wilt, and which is reliable in all soil types, producing large crops of blunt, double pods averaging 8-9 peas per pod. ... Learn More

"Tongues of fire" is an Italian climbing French bean, with attractive red-purple and green speckled pods. This versatile bean can be cropped young and the pods eaten as flageolets or allowed to mature when the ripe beans can be eaten as haricots. ... Learn More

This drought-resistant gardeners' favourite produces a high yield of string-less full flavoured beans which retain their sweet taste and tender texture when cooked or they may be used in summer salads when used raw. If left on the plant their dried white seeds can be used as haricot beans. ... Learn More

An improved Supremo Nano type, this dwarf Borlotto variety produces a heavy crop of colourful beans. Good vigour even in unfavourable conditions; early to mature. Pods typically 16-18cm long and predominantly red in colour, with 8-9 beans per pod. Resistant to BCMV. ... Learn More

A yellow, flat podded Romano type bean. Vigorous plant with even pod set. Pods typically 15cm in length, by 2cm wide. Pod colour develops at early stage. Plant typically 50cm in height. ... Learn More

An early cropping variety of runner bean giving a high yield of very long, smooth, slender beans, up to 20 inches long, of excellent shape and colour. The brilliant red flowers are an added bonus. ... Learn More

A popular old favourite variety of second early/maincrop pea, Kelvedon Wonder, produces pods with up to 8 tasty wrinkled peas inside. It is resistant to Pea Wilt and tolerant to Downy Mildew and can be succession sown from March to July but is versatile enough to be sown in November, in well-drained soil, for an early harvest. ... Learn More

Arguably the best green-seeded variety. This RHS award-winning bean grows well in most conditions, up to a height of three feet tall. It will produce good pod lengths too with up to 7 beans per pod. It has a superb flavour and is excellent for freezing! ... Learn More

This flat podded vigorous variety produces long straight pods which are renowned for their good flavour and reputation. They are resistant to Halo Blight, Anthracnose, and Bean Common Mosaic virus. They have a high production rate and the high-growing pods make them easy to pick. ... Learn More

This RHS award winning dwarf French bean produces attractive, golden-yellow, straight pods which grow to about 5" in size and are easy to pick. This variety is quite disease resistant and is particularly suited to heavier soils. ... Learn More

An ancient Heirloom English variety of runner bean dating back to the 17th century with attractive bi-coloured red and white flowers. Compact plants produce tender pods best picked young for fresh flavour. ... Learn More

Flowers which secrete a sweet nectar that attracts bats and other pollinators, open in a light-bulb shaped mass at the end of long stalks. When the the flowers die, long, twisted, translucent pods emerge in clusters. With high levels of amino acids, this nutrition- packed bean has an unusual aroma, but in a scrumptious sort of way! Please do not be put off by some of the odd-sounding common names though! Just be reassured that this bean is one of favourite things to eat on this planet. In warmer countries it is revered in market places, dangled up for display, or promoted at the front of the stall, and restaurants that can obtain it hang it near the doorway, luring in the seduced guests. Finally, for those who wish to sample this incredible tasty bean delicacy, apparently this also endows the consumer with the same after effects as obtained by consuming asparagus! ... Learn More

This popular and appropriately-named runner bean, performs exceptionally well, producing a good crop of medium-sized superbly flavoured beans with distinctively different seeds from other varieties. ... Learn More

A sprawling bush habit plant producing vivid purple,13 centimetre long, slightly curved pods with beige seed. Pods contain a natural blanching indicator causing them to change to green on boiling. ... Learn More

Medium to small beans, that average 15mm in width. Around 6-8 beans per pod, with good flavour and texture. White seeded. A very heavy early cropper. Plant spacing 20 x 60cm. Harvest from May to October (sow February to March unless otherwise stated). ... Learn More