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

"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

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

An unusual pink variety and a must for anybody wanting something a bit different. This compact growing bean will produce a bountiful crop of tasty colourful beans. It is a robust plant, making it suitable even for the more exposed sites. The pods are best picked when young making the beans more tender and faster to cook which better retains the colour. ... 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

One of the most attractive beans with bright green flat pods splashed with red which disappear on cooking (steaming helps to retain the colour). It can be used as a flageolet type. Attractive enough to be grown at the back of flower borders, this versatile Italian vegetable is also known as the fire-tongue bean. It can be used fresh or more traditionally, shell the beans, dry them and use during autumn and winter in a wide range of warming dishes. Climbing beans such as this variety should be supported in the same way as you would support runner beans. This family of beans is frost tender and cannot be sown until the weather has warmed up. ... Learn More

A wonderful climbing variety with lavender flowers and purple veined leaves. A prolific performer, it harvests over a long period in either glasshouse or out in the open, producing a heavy crop of beautiful deep purple, tender and string less pods which turn dark green on cooking. Climbing beans such as this variety should be supported much in the same way runner beans are. This family of beans is frost tender and cannot be sown until the weather has warmed up. ... Learn More

These compact plants produce a heavy crop of excellent, very tasty, stringless, quick maturing beans over a long picking season. The 15cm (6in) long pods turn green once cooked. It makes an attractive addition to any vegetable plot. ... Learn More

"Safari" is a very heavy cropping, reliable, late maturing type with a strong, vigorous plant habit. It produces high yields of long, fine 30cm pods which are held well above the soil for easy picking. Safari is sometimes known as Kenyan Beans and has a high level of disease resistance. This family of beans is frost tender and cannot be sown until the weather has warmed up. ... 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

These superb long, slim and fleshy runner beans tolerate heat well and are completely stringless. They give a heavy crop of tender delicious dark green pods over a very long season. ... 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

Used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes, whole cooked mung beans are generally prepared from dried beans by boiling until they are soft and are light yellow when their skins are removed. Although the whole beans are also used in Indian cuisine, beans without skins are more commonly used. Dehulled mung beans are used in a similar fashion to make sweet soups. Native to the Indian subcontinent it is mainly cultivated in India, China, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Burma, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, also in hot, dry regions of Southern Europe and the Southern United States ... 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